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Ratios & Proportions Week 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 47mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Sue sees 30 monkeys and 18 baby monkeys at the zoo. What is the ratio of monkeys to baby monkeys?

a)

3:2

b)

3:5

c)

5:3

d)

5:8

2.

What is the ratio of blue marbles to the total number of marbles?

Color Number

Red 4

Blue 5

Purple 3

Green 4

Yellow 8

White 6

a)

1:6

b)

1:5

c)

5:1

d)

6:1

3.

The number of shirts Karla owns is in the table below.

Karla’s Shirts

Color of Shirt-----------Number

red------------------ 1

blue------------------ 2

pink------------------- 3

white------------------ 2

What is the ratio of blue and red shirts to pink and white shirts?

a)

2:5

b)

3:5

c)

3:8

d)

5:3

4.

The ratio of apples to bananas in a basket of fruit is 3 to 5. Which statement about the fruit in the basket is NOT true?

a)

For every 3 apples in the basket, there are 5 bananas.

b)

For every 5 bananas in the basket, there are 3 apples.

c)

For every 3 apples in the basket, there are 5 pieces of fruit total.

d)

For every 5 bananas in the basket, there are 8 pieces of fruit total.

5.

What is the ratio of the length to the width?

a)

10/7

b)

7/10

c)

5/3

d)

3/5

6.

Keisha takes piano lessons 10 months out of each year. Which ratio represents the number of months Keisha does not take piano lessons to the number of months she takes piano lessons?

a)

2:10

b)

2:12

c)

8:12

d)

10:2

7.

What is the ratio of the cost of an 8-ounce box to a 16-ounce box of cereal?

a)

1:2

b)

3:5

c)

5:3

d)

2:1

8.

Mrs. Nance teaches three dance classes. She wants to keep the same ratio of male to female dancers in each class.


----------------------Class1 Class 2 Class 3

Male---------------7---------8---------9

Female------------21---------?---------27


How many female dancers does Mrs. Nance need in Class 2 to keep the ratio the same?

a)

17

b)

24

c)

32

d)

33

9.

Which table shows two ratios that are equivalent to 9/2?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

In chess, Justin won 20 games, tied 8 games, and lost 14 games last year. What is Justin’s ratio of total games to tied games?

a)

5:2

b)

7:4

c)

21:4

d)

21:10

11.

What is the ratio of cookies sold to the other three foods sold?

Food ------------Quantity

Brownies----------------- 6

Pound Cake------------ 12

Cupcakes--------------- 14

Cookies -----------------20

a)

5:8

b)

8:5

c)

5:13

d)

Batman

12.

What is the ratio of the side length of the smaller square to the side length of the larger square?

a)

1:2

b)

1:3

c)

1:4

d)

1:6

13.

What is the ratio of the total strawberries John picked to the strawberries he picked Tuesday through Friday?


Day ------------- Number of Strawberries

Monday ----------------------------------------10

Tuesday ---------------------------------------15

Wednesday --------------------------------- 25

Thursday-------------------------------------45

Friday------------------------------------------85

a)

1:2

b)

12:11

c)

17:18

d)

18:17

14.

The tennis team won 8 matches and lost 4. What is the ratio of wins to the total number of matches played?

a)

1:3

b)

1:2

c)

2:3

d)

2:1

15.

A formal dinner silverware setting includes 2 spoons, 3 forks, and 2 knives. What is the number of spoons, forks, and knives needed for 18 settings?

a)

36 spoons, 36 forks, 54 knives

b)

36 spoons, 54 forks, 36 knives

c)

36 spoons, 54 forks, 54 knives

d)

54 spoons, 36 forks, 54 knives