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Comparing Ratios

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You travel 150 miles on 5 gallons. How far did you travel per gallon?

a)

15 miles

b)

30 miles

c)

3 miles

d)

25 miles

2.

Solve the proportion.

a)

k=5

b)

k=3.3333333

c)

k=60

d)

k=90

3.

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs.  Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats.

a)

c=15

b)

c=18

c)

c=21

d)

c=16

4.

What is the unit rate if there are 92 miles driven using 4 gallons of gas?

a)

21 miles per gallon

b)

22 miles per gallon

c)

23 miles per gallon

d)

96 miles per gallon

5.

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

6.

Daisy sour cream is $1.68 for 8 oz.

Kraft sour cream $2.08 for 16 oz.

Find the unit price of each and choose the better deal.

a)

Daisy

b)

Kraft

7.

Are the two ratios equivalent?  
3 : 10 and 9 : 20 

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

I have no idea 

8.

A cat had a litter of kittens with 12 kittens.  Eights of the kittens were grey.  The rest were orange.  What is the ratio of orange kittens to grey kittens?  

a)

12 to 8

b)

8 to 12

c)

4 to 8

d)

2 to 1

9.

Let's pretend there are 147 boys and 210 girls in the 6th grade at AMS.  If so, what is the ratio of girls to boys in the 6th grade at AMS.

a)

147 to 210

b)

210 to 147

c)

21 to 30

d)

63 to 147

10.

Stewart started a bug collection using only spiders and fireflies.  The ratios of total bugs to fireflies was 7 to 3.  Choose which statement is TRUE about Stewart's bug collection.  

a)

The ratio of spiders to fireflies is 3:7.

b)

The ratio of spiders to fireflies is 7:3.

c)

There are more spiders in Stewart' collection than fireflies.

d)

Stewart's bug collection had 25 total bugs.

11.

Which of the following pairs of ratios are equivalent?

a)

14 : 22  and  7 : 44

b)

2 to 9  and  8 to 36

c)

1:8  and  3:16

d)

6 to 8  and  4 to 2

12.

My slime recipe calls for 3 teaspoons of baking soda for every 6 teaspoons of glue.  How many teaspoons of glue are there for every teaspoon of baking soda?

a)

1/3

b)

1/2

c)

2

d)

3