Ratio Word Problems - 2

60 children attended a concert. 18 of them were boys. Find the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls.

• 18 : 60

• 3 : 10

• 18 : 42

• 3 : 7

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

60 children attended a concert. 18 of them were boys.

What fraction of the children were girls?

• $\frac{3}{5}$

• $\frac{3}{10}$

• $\frac{7}{10}$

• $\frac{3}{7}$

Tags

CCSS.3.NF.A.1

CCSS.3.NF.A.2B

Julie’s height is  $\frac{3}{5}$ of Andy’s height.
a)   Find the ratio of Julie’s height to Andy’s height to their total height.
b)   If Julie is 102 cm tall, what is Andy’s height?

Choose the 2 correct answers for questions a) and b).

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 3

• 170 cm

• 272 cm

• 34 cm

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

There are 3 times as many blue pens as red pens in a box.

a) What fraction of the pens are red pens?

b) Find the ratio of the number of blue pens to the total number of pens.

c) If there are 36 blue pens, how many pens are there altogether?

Choose the 3 answers that correctly answer a), b) and c)

• $\frac{1}{4}$

• 4 : 1

• 3 : 4

• 48

• 12

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The ratio of the number of men to the number of women in a bus is 2 : 1. The ratio of the number of women to the number of children is 3 : 5.

a) Find the ratio of the number of men to the number of children.

b) If there are 30 children, how many passengers are there altogether?

Choose the 2 correct answers for a) and b)

• 16 : 5

• 16 : 3 : 5

• 144

• 72

• 5 : 16

Box A is as  $\frac{3}{4}$  heavy as Box B. Box B is  $\frac{3}{4}$ as heavy as Box C.
a)   Find the ratio of the mass of Box A to the mass of Box C.
b)   If the mass of Box A is 4.5 kg, what is the mass of Box C?

Choose the 2 correct answers for a) and b)

• 9 : 12

• 8 kg

• 18.5 kg

• 6 kg

• 9 : 16

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3