Ratios and Proportions in Real Life

A classroom had 35 glue sticks. If the ratio of glue sticks to glue bottles was 5 : 2, how many glue bottles did the classroom have?

• 10

• 12

• 14

• 15

A cookie recipe calls for a ratio of sugar to flour to be 7 : 3. If you used 42 ounces of sugar, how many ounces of flour would you need? Use the tape diagram to determine your answer.

• 18 ounces

• 21 ounces

• 24 ounces

• 30 ounces

At Dairy Queen, the ratio of chocolate cones sold to vanilla cones sold is 5 : 4. If 45 chocolate cones were sold, how many vanilla cones would be sold? Use the tape diagram to determine your answer.

• 36

• 40

• 45

• 50

At Domino's, the ratio of cheese pizzas sold to pepperoni pizzas sold is 3 : 8. If 24 cheese pizzas were sold, how many pepperoni pizzas would be sold?

• 64

• 56

• 48

• 32

At a car dealership, the ratio of sedans to SUVs sold is 6 : 7. If the dealership sold 63 SUVs, how many sedans did they sell?

• 54 sedans

• 60 sedans

• 63 sedans

• 70 sedans

At KFC, the ratio of original recipe meals sold to extra crispy meals sold is 4 : 9. If KFC sold 72 extra crispy meals, how many original recipe meals did they sell?

• 32

• 36

• 40

• 48

At Walmart, the number of PS3s to Xboxes sold is 5 : 7. If Walmart sold 40 PS3s, how many Xboxes would they have sold?

• 56

• 48

• 60

• 70

At Wyoming Middle School, the ratio of students who prefer football to basketball is 8 : 6. If 54 students prefer basketball, how many prefer football?

• 64

• 72

• 80

• 96

At a bake sale there were 39 oatmeal cookies sold. If the ratio of oatmeal cookies sold to chocolate chip cookies sold was 3 : 9, what is the total number of oatmeal and chocolate chip cookies sold?

• 78

• 117

• 156

• 195

At Kroger's, 64 green apples were sold. If the ratio of red apples to green apples sold was 7 : 4, what is the combined amount of red and green apples sold?

• 112 apples

• 176 apples

• 144 apples

• 160 apples