Ratio Word Problems

Lance had 24 apps on his phone. If the ratio of educational apps to gaming apps is 5:1, how many educational apps are there?

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45 caterpillars became butterflies. If the ratio of monarchs to other butterflies is 8:1, how many butterflies were NOT monarchs?

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# nickels, # dimes

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Elsa builds 36 more snowmen than Anna

• The number of Elsa’s snowmen to Anna’s snowmen is 7:3

• How many snowmen does Anna build?

• 27

• 12

• 36

• 24

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The ratio of Lala’s age to her mom’s age is 5:9. Lala is 28 years younger than her mom. How old is Lala?

• 63

• 35

• 36

• 53

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For a recipe, Brutus uses 4 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. Which of the following show equivalent ratios for sugar to flour?

• 4/5=8/10 =12/15
• 4/5 = 5/6 = 6/7
• 4/5 = 3/4 = 2/3
• 4/5=8/15=16/45

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A market sells 7 candy bars for $4.20. How much do 8 candy bars cost?

• $4.80
• $0.60
• $33.60
• $12.60

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The ratio of flour to sugar in a cookie recipe is 2 cups to 1/2 cup. If you were going to scale down the recipe to make a half batch of cookies, how much flour and sugar would you use?

• 1 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar

• 4 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar

• 1/2 cup of flour and 1/4 cup of sugar

• 1 cup of flour and 2/4 cup of sugar

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