Ratio Word Problems Practice

A box hold 20 marbles. There are 13 green marbles and the rest are yellow. What is the ratio of yellow marbles to green marbles.

• 20 to 13

• 7 to 13

• 13 to 7

• 33 to 13

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A bag contains red chips and blue chips. The ratio of red chips to blue chips is 4 to 5. Which of the following statements could be true.

• There are exactly 5 red chips and 4 blue chips

• There are exactly 24 red chips and 30 blue chips

• There are exactly 12 red chips and 15 blue chips

• There are exactly 30 red chips and 24 blue chips

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Select all options that are equal to 18 to 24

• 24 to 18

• 3 to 4

• 9 to 12

• 36 to 48

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

At Massaponax High School 14 out of 35 students in Art Club are sophomores. Write this ratio in lowest terms.

• 2 to 5

• 5 to 2

• 14 to 35

• 35 to 14

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A bag has yellow and blue candy. The ratio of yellow candy to blue candy is 2:3. Select each option that could represent the number of yellow and blue candy in the bag.

• 20:30

• 6:4

• 4:6

• 6:9

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

A bag contains red and yellow apples. The ratio of red to yellow apples is 4:3. If I have 6 yellow apples, how many red apples do I have?

• 10

• 7

• 9

• 8

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Javier paid $15 for 5 pairs of socks. At a different store his friend Lizeth paid $25 for 10 pairs of socks. Is the ratio of dollars:socks the same for Javier and Lizeth?

• yes, equivalent

• no, not equivalent

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Walmart and Target have a special on kitchen towels. Walmart is selling 5 towels for $15. Target is selling 10 towels for $25. Are the prices equivalent when considering the ratio of towels to dollars?

• yes, equivalent

• no, not equivalent

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Carlos learned10 vocabulary words in 2 hours. His friend Paola learned 15 vocab words learned in 3 hours. Who learned the most words compared to time (hours)?

• Carlos

• Paola

• They both learned the same number of words per hour.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The ratio of people who love vanilla ice cream to the people who love chocolate ice cream is 3:2. If 40 people like chocolate ice cream, what is the total number of ice cream lovers?