Ratio Word Problems

4 boys went fishing. They caught a total of 40 fish. If the ratio of catfish to bass is 5:3, how many catfish were caught?

There are 186 students at Comanche Middle School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:2. At that rate, how many students are girls?

The ratio of nickels to dimes is 7 to 3. There are 42 dimes. How many nickels are there?

The ratio of boys to girls at a show is 5 to 4. If there are 32 girls, how many boys are there?

The ratio of boys to girls is 4 to 2. There was 48 girls. How many boys are there?

For every 10 children 4 of them wore glasses. There were 60 children. How many wore glasses?

For every 10 children 4 wore glasses. There were 30 children. How many did not wear glasses?

• 18 did not wear glasses

• 12 did not wear glasses

• 30 wore glasses

• 10 wore glasses

• 7

• 70

• 18

• 30

• 4:5

• 5:4

• 6:3

• 5:3

• 0

• 8

• 7

• 6