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Proportions Written with Colon

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 3hrs 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the ratio of red apples to green apples
a)
7 apples to 3 green
b)
4 red apples to 7 apples
c)
4 red apples to 3 green apples
d)
3 green apples to 4 red apples
2.
Which one is a real life example of a RATIO?
a)
12 noodles
b)
4 meatballs : 1 cup of sauce
c)
1 jar of sauce
d)
15 desserts
3.
What is a Ratio?
a)
Is a comparison of two quantities 
b)
A rate with a denominator of one
c)
It is when the only factor the numerator and denominator share is a one 
d)
Two decimals that can be multiplied
4.
In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to apples?
a)
5:4
b)
4:5
c)
2:5
d)
6:5
5.
Equivalent means....
a)
very important
b)
one
c)
equal to
d)
to solve
6.
3 ways to write a ratio is.....
a)
read, write, demonstration
b)
to solve
c)
using to, using a colon, and as a fraction
d)
very important
7.
How many different ways can you write a ratio
a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
4
8.
A ratio can be written as all the ways below EXCEPT which one?
a)
3=4
b)
3:4
c)
3/4
d)
3 to 4
9.
Which represents the relationship of oranges to fruit?
a)
2:6
b)
2:4
c)
4:6
d)
4:2
10.
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
11.
A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?
a)
2 to 5
b)
5 to 3
c)
3 to 5
d)
5 to 2
12.
What is an equivalent ratio to 3/4?
a)
1/4
b)
4/5
c)
12/16
d)
14/18
13.
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
14.
There are 13 boys and 10 girls in the classroom.  What is the ratio of boys to girls?
a)
10 to 13
b)
23 to 13
c)
13 to 10
d)
23 to 10
15.
Which ratio represents the relationship of bananas to apples?
a)
3:8
b)
8:3
c)
3:2
d)
2:3
16.
The pet shop has 2 dogs, 4 cats, and 5 hamsters. What is the ratio of dogs to all pets?
a)
2:4
b)
2:5
c)
2:11
d)
11:2
17.
Tommy has a bag of LEGOS.  There are 6 yellow, 3 red, and 8 blue LEGOS.  What is the ratio in simplest form of red to yellow LEGOS?
a)
1/2
b)
6/3
c)
2/1
d)
3/6
18.
Kelly has 10 apps on her iPad. 5 are school apps, 2 are music apps, and 3 are games. What is the ratio of school apps to game apps?
a)
5 to 2
b)
3 to 5
c)
5 to 10
d)
5 to 3
19.
A container holds 20 total marbles. There are 13 red marbles and the rest are blue. Choose the correct ratio of blue marbles to red marbles. 
a)
13:7
b)
7:13
c)
20:7
d)
13:20
20.
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
21.
Ten soccer players were going to a soccer tournament with their three coaches. What is the ratio of coaches to players? 
a)
10 : 3
b)
10:13
c)
3 : 10
d)
3:13
22.
Tell if the ratio is part-to-part or part-to-whole.
4 apples to 3 oranges
a)
Part-to-Part
b)
Part-to-Whole
23.
Tell if the ratio is part-to-part or part-to-whole.
10 questions : 3 incorrect
a)
Part-to-Part
b)
Part-to-Whole
24.

Which of the following ratios are not equivalent to 1/2

a)

2/4

b)

3/6

c)

6/10

d)

30/60

25.

You spend 2 hours watching t.v. then spend 8 hours sleeping. What is the ratio of t.v. to sleep?

a)

2 : 8

b)

8 : 2

c)

8 to 2

d)

8/2

26.
Which is NOT equivalent to 3:5?
a)
15:25
b)
9:15
c)
21:28
d)
30:50
27.
Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 
a)
3:5
b)
1:3
c)
3:11
d)
3:10
28.
What is the ratio of triangles to squares?
a)
2:6
b)
5:6
c)
3:4
d)
4:3
29.
a)
4
b)
12
30.

What is the ratio of monkeys to bananas?

a)

5:4

b)

5:9

c)

4:9

d)

4:5

31.

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

32.

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

33.

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.

34.

What is the ratio of the hot dogs to cheeseburgers?

a)

1:2

b)

1:3

c)

1:4

d)

1:6

35.

In our math class, there are 8 boys and 11 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

a)

8 to 11

b)

8 to 19

c)

11 to 8

d)

11 to 19

36.

What is the ratio of dogs to total animals?

a)

5:14

b)

1:7

c)

1:2

d)

1:1

37.

What is the ratio of rabbits to the other two animals?

a)

2:7

b)

2:5

c)

1:6

d)

1:7

38.
Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14
a)
5 : 2
b)
2 : 5
c)
3 : 1
d)
35: 14
39.
In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?
a)
35
b)
60
c)
18
d)
50
40.
There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to total animals?
a)
4/10
b)
4/6
c)
6/4
d)
10/4
41.
There are 60 cookies and 10 cupcakes leftover at a bake sale. What is the ratio of cupcakes to cookies? Your answer It must be in simplest form.
a)
6 to 1
b)
1:6
c)
30:5
d)
14:56
42.

Michael made 12 out of 18 free throws at basketball practice. What is the ratio of baskets made to the total number of baskets?

a)

12 to 18

b)

3 to 2

c)

2:3

d)

18/30

43.

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.


24 players : 3 teams

a)

1/8

b)

6/3

c)

8/1

d)

3/6

44.
In a basket of fruit, there are 5 apples, 2 bananas, and 8 oranges. Write a ratio for the number of oranges to the number of bananas.
a)
5:2
b)
8:2
c)
2:8
d)
8:5
45.

What are three ways to write the ratio of bugs with wings to bugs with no wings?

a)

4:5 (colon), 4 to 5 (word to), 4/5 (fraction)

b)

4:5 (colon), 4 a 5 (word "a"), 4/5 (fraction)

c)

4,5 (comma), 4 and 5 (word "and"), 4/5 (fraction)

d)

4-5 (dash), 4 to 5 (word to), 4.5 (decimal)

46.
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
47.

Which ratio is equivalent to 4/7 with greater terms?

a)

7/10

b)

21/12

c)

12/21

d)

7/4

48.
Which represents the relationship of oranges to fruit?
a)
2:6
b)
2:4
c)
4:6
d)
4:2
49.
What is the ratio of red apples to green apples
a)
7 apples to 3 green
b)
4 red apples to 7 apples
c)
4 red apples to 3 green apples
d)
3 green apples to 4 red apples
50.
Jose swims 3 laps in a pool every 2 minutes. How long would it take him to swim 27 laps?
a)
8 minutes
b)
9 minutes
c)
16 minutes
d)
18 minutes