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6th Grade Ratios/Ratio Descriptions

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A jar contains 55 marbles, of which 48 are blue, 4 are red, and the rest are green. What is the ratio of green to red marbles?

a)

3:4

b)

48:55

c)

4:48

d)

3:48

2.

A backyard pond has 12 sunfish and 30 rainbow shiners. Write the ratio of sunfish to rainbow shiners in simplest form .

a)

12:30

b)

2:5

c)

18:30

d)

3:5

3.

Which sentence accurately represents the following ratio:

a)

The ratio of moons to suns is 4 to 8

b)

There are 4 moons for every 8 suns

c)

There are 4 moons for every 2 suns

d)

The ratio of suns to moons is 2:1

4.

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

a)

3 : 2

b)

3 to 2

c)

6 : 4

d)

2 : 3

5.

Mary lost 3 out of 5 games. What is the ratio of games Mary lost to the games she won?

a)

3/5

b)

2/5

c)

3/2

d)

5/2

6.

What are the three different ways you can write a ratio?

a)

Fraction, comma, words

b)

Fraction, colon, words

c)

Colon, words, pictures

d)

Picture, fraction, comma

7.

Andrew has 2 cats and 9 fish. He writes the ratio 2:11. What type of ratio did he write?

a)

Part-to-part

b)

Unit rate

c)

Part-to-whole

d)

Whole-to-part

8.

Describe the ratio of purple circles to red circles.

a)

For every 5 red circles, there are 6 purple circles.

b)

For every 6 purple circles, there are 11 total circles.

c)

For every 5 red circles, there are 11 total circles.

d)

For every 6 purple circles, there are 5 red circles.

9.

What is a Ratio?

a)

Is a comparison of two quantities

b)

To multiply two fractions

c)

Strictly a fraction

d)

Two decimals that can be multiplied

10.
In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?
a)
5:4
b)
5:11
c)
2:5
d)
6:5
11.
A ratio is...
a)
the difference between two numbers.
b)
a comparison of two numbers by division.
c)
a comparison of two numbers by multiplication.
d)
the sum of two numbers.
12.
Beth went to a petting zoo with 23 animals. 9 were goats, 6 were sheep, and the rest were dogs. What is the ratio of dogs to goats?
a)
9 to 6
b)
8 to 9
c)
9 to 23
d)
6 to 9
13.
What word can be used when writing a ratio?
a)
a
b)
be
c)
to
d)
and
14.
If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.
a)
5 to 7
b)
7 to 5
c)
5 to 12
d)
7 to 12
15.
Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
15 girls to 6 boys    
a)
5 to 2
b)
5/3
c)
3 to 5
d)
5/2
16.
Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14
a)
5 : 2
b)
2 : 5
c)
3 : 1
d)
35: 14
17.
If you have 3 pennies, 4 nickels, and 5 dimes which represents the following ratio: nickels to total number of coins?
a)
4:5
b)
3:12
c)
4:12
d)
5:12
18.
Jenny has 3 guitars. Steve has 4 guitars. If the ratio of guitars is 4:3, who is first in the ratio?
a)
Jenny
b)
Steve
c)
It doesn't matter
d)
Les Paul
19.
What type of ratio does the scenario represent?
What is the ratio of pumpkins to broccoli?
a)
Part to Part 5:2
b)
Part to Part 2:5
c)
Part to Whole  2:7
d)
Part to Whole 5:7