Solving Ratio Word Problems

There are 650 animals at a zoo. The ratio of reptiles to birds is 3:2. How many reptiles does this zoo have?

Mrs. Hanson took her kids trick or treating. The ratio of chocolate candy to sweet candy is 3:2. If the total pieces of candy they collected was 320, then how many of those pieces of candy were chocolate?

Coach G loves to travel! The ratio of the times has driven to flown is 3:5. If he has driven 54 times then how many times has he flown?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Coach Bruce likes to collect rocks. The ratio of square to oval rocks is 3:4. If he has 28 oval rocks, how many square rocks does he have?

Coach Slayton has 81 animals on her farm. If the ratio of chickens to pigs is 4:5, then how many pigs does Coach Slayton have?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Ms. Curry loves to eat cookies. She ate 72 cookies just last week. If the ratio of chocolate chips cookies to Oreos is 4:5, how many Oreos did she eat last week?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A group of students went on a field trip. The ratio of boys to girls was 2:3. If there were a total of 30 students, how many were boys?

There are 650 animals at a zoo. The ratio of reptiles to birds is 3:2. How many birds does this zoo have?

The ratio of girls to boys in an eating contest is 5:6. There are a total of 77 contestants. How many girls are competing to eat the most hot dogs?

Mrs. DeWater's babies are on a high calorie diet. To make their formula she has to mix a ratio of 3 scoops of powder to 5 ounces of water. If she wants to make a total of 32 ounces of formula, then how many scoops of powder will it take?