Mastering Ratios: Fun Real-Life Ratio Word Problems

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

• 2:3

• 2:5

• 3:2

• 1:1

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

• 4:3

• 3:2

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

• 3:5

• 1:2

• 2:5

• 1:3

If a car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used?

• 35:1

• 40:1

• 30:1

• 25:1

A toy store has 20 red toys and 15 blue toys. What is the ratio of red toys to blue toys?

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 5:4

In a garden, there are 4 rose bushes for every 6 tulip plants. What is the ratio of tulips to roses?

• 4:6

• 3:2

• 2:3

• 1:1

A box contains 3 chocolate bars for every 2 vanilla bars. If there are 12 chocolate bars, how many vanilla bars are there?

• 10

• 4

• 6

• 8

During a sale, for every 3 shirts sold, 2 pairs of pants are sold. If 15 shirts are sold, how many pairs of pants were sold?

• 5 pairs of pants

• 15 pairs of pants

• 10 pairs of pants

• 8 pairs of pants

A school has a ratio of 5 teachers for every 20 students. If there are 100 students, how many teachers are there?

• 25

• 40

• 30

• 15

In a pet store, the ratio of cats to dogs is 3:4. If there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 14

• 16

• 20

• 10