Understanding and Solving Basic Ratios Quiz for 5th Graders

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

• 1:1

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 2:5

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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?

• 4:3

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 5:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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

• 2:5

• 3:5

• 1:2

• 1:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, how far will it travel in 3 hours? What is the ratio of distance to time?

• 240 miles, ratio is 80 miles/hour

• 120 miles, ratio is 30 miles/hour

• 180 miles, ratio is 60 miles/hour

• 60 miles, ratio is 20 miles/hour

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A gardener plants 4 rows of tomatoes and 6 rows of cucumbers. What is the ratio of tomato rows to cucumber rows?

• 1:4

• 4:6

• 3:2

• 2:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a box of crayons, there are 15 red crayons and 5 blue crayons. What is the ratio of red to blue crayons?

• 2:1

• 1:3

• 4:1

• 3:1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A school has 20 teachers and 80 students. What is the ratio of teachers to students?

• 1:3

• 2:8

• 1:5

• 1:4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a recipe requires 3 parts of water for every 2 parts of juice, what is the ratio of water to juice?

• 4:3

• 1:1

• 3:2

• 2:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A pet store has 10 dogs and 5 cats. What is the ratio of dogs to the total number of pets?

• 3:5

• 4:5

• 1:2

• 2:3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a basketball game, a team scored 24 points in the first half and 36 points in the second half. What is the ratio of points scored in the first half to the second half?

• 2:3

• 4:5

• 3:4

• 1:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2