NC.6.RP.1-2 Ratios & Rates

A team wins 12 games and loses 5 games. What is the ratio of the number of games the team lost to the total number of games played?

• A) 5:12

• B) 12:5

• C) 5:17

• D) 17:5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

There are 3 cats for every 7 dogs in an animal shelter.

How many cats and dogs could be in the animal shelter?

• 6 cats and 9 dogs

• 12 cats and 28 dogs

• 12 cats and 15 dogs

• 18 cats and 22 dogs

The ratio of blue marbles to red marbles in a bag is 3:5. There are 15 red marbles in the bag.

How many blue marbles are in the bag?

• 3

• 15

• 45

• 9

Sam has 24 pencils in her locker. She counts 8 are mechanical pencils and the rest are wooden.

The ratio of wooden pencils to total pencils in Sam's locker?

• 3 to 1

• 1 to 3

• 2 to 3

• 3 to 2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Sue makes hummingbird food with a 4:1 ratio of water to sugar. If Sue uses 2 cups of sugar to make hummingbird food, how many cups of water does she use?

Lacey said that the ratio 9 to 2 may also be written as 9:2. What is another way of writing a ratio?

• as a radical

• as a fraction

• as an integer

• as an exponent

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Bob’s soccer team has 22 players. Fifteen of the players are boys.

What is the ratio of boys to girls on the soccer team?

• 7:15

• 22:15

• 15:7

• 15:22

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Test Questions:

Fill in the Blank = 4

Multiple Choice = 12

True / False = 8

What is the ratio of Fill in the Blank to the total number of problems on the test?

• 1 to 6

• 5 to 1

• 6 to 1

• 1 to 5

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Steve had 18 homework assignments. He lost 8 and completed the rest.

What is the ratio of completed to lost assignments?

• 4 : 5

• 4 : 9

• 5 : 4

• 13 : 4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

The ratio of fiber to fat in a health-food bar is five to four.

Which numerical value is equivalent to this ratio?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3A