Exploring Ratios: Fun Word Problems for Grade 6

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 1:1

• 2:3

• 4:5

• 3:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?

• 2:1

• 5:3

• 3:2

• 4:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A fruit basket contains 5 apples and 10 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to the total number of fruits?

• 3:5

• 2:5

• 1:3

• 1:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons of gas used?

• 40:1

• 30:1

• 25:1

• 35:1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a school, the ratio of teachers to students is 1:20. If there are 400 students, how many teachers are there?

• 15

• 25

• 10

• 20

A pet store has 4 cats for every 6 dogs. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 2:1

• 1:4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a bag contains 3 red marbles and 7 blue marbles, what is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 4:6

• 3:5

• 3:7

• 1:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A garden has 10 rose bushes and 15 tulip plants. What is the ratio of tulips to the total number of plants?

• 2:5

• 1:3

• 3:5

• 4:5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a library, the ratio of fiction books to non-fiction books is 3:2. If there are 60 fiction books, how many non-fiction books are there?

• 40

• 30

• 70

• 50

A sports team has 18 players, with a ratio of 2 goalkeepers to the rest of the players. How many players are not goalkeepers?

• 10

• 16

• 14

• 12