Solving Real World Ratio Problems

Solving ratio problems: If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:5 and there are 24 students in the class, how many boys are there?

• 9

• 20

• 15

• 12

Solving ratio problems: A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make half the recipe, how much flour do you need?

• 2 cups

• 3 cups

• 4 cups

• 1 cup

Solving ratio problems: If the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in a jar is 2:5 and there are 35 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?

• 10

• 14

• 25

• 20

Danielle used 8 centimeters of tape to wrap 4 presents. How many presents did Danielle wrap if she used 30 centimeters of tape?

• 15 presents

• 16 presents

• 14 presents

• 13 presents

Sasha jarred 25 liters of jam after 5 days. How much jam did Sasha jar if she spent 7 days making jam?

• 35 jars

• 30 jars

• 25 jars

• 40 jars

If 3 pounds of apples costs $0.90, how much will 10 pounds cost?

• $3.00

• $2.50

• $3.50

• $2.25

Keith bought 4 shirts for $36. At this rate, what would his cost be for 7 shirts?

• $63.00

• $53.00

• $43.00

• $73.00

The ratio of cups of sugar to cups of flour needed to bake cookies is 1:5. If Myesha uses 25 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 125 cups

• 5 cups

• 15 cups

• 10 cups

A 12-ounce bottle of shampoo lasts Enrique 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 Weeks

• 24-ounce bottle

• 10.6 Weeks

• 10.6-ounce bottle

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. How many pounds of granola can Will buy for $10

• 8 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 6 pounds

• 9 pounds