Setting Up Ratios and Simplifying

Express this ratio in simplest form!!

There are 16 male teachers out of 40. 

• 16:40
• 2:5
• 2:9
• 90:75

There are 12 chocolate chip, 6 sugar, and 4 peanut butter cookies.  Write the ratio for chocolate chip to sugar and peanut butter cookies? Write your answer in simplest form. 

• 12:6
• 2:3
• 6:5
• 12:10

There are 5 men, 3 women, 6 monkeys, and 8 babies.  Write a ratio for men and women to babies.  Write your answer in simplest form.  

• 1 to 1
• 5 to 3
• 8 to 8
• 3 to 5 

There are 5 men, 3 women, 6 monkeys, and 8 babies.   Write the ratio for monkeys to babies.  Write your answer in simplest form.  

• 6/8
• 3/5
• 3/4
• 6/5

Suppose a class has 14 redheads, 8 brunettes, and 6 blondes.  What is ratio of blondes to total students? Write your answer in simplest form. 

• 6/28
• 6/20
• 3/14
• 3/10

Using the letters of the phrase STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS write a ratio for A to T.  Simplify 

• 4/4
• 3/4
• 1/4

Using the letters of the phrase STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS write a ratio for vowels to consonants.  Simplify. 

• 1:2
• 13:7
• 1:7
• 7:13

What is the definition of a "ratio"? 

• comparing two liquads
• comparison between two amounts 
• comparing two Corbin OGuin's 
• comparison between a unit 

• a
• b
• c
• d

• a
• b
• c
• d