Solving Ratios Practice

1)      A classroom had 35 glue sticks. If the ratio of glue sticks to glue bottles was 5 : 2, how many glue bottles did the classroom have?

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2)     A student finished 8 of her homework problems in class. If the ratio of problems she finished to problems she still had left was 4 : 1, how many homework problems did she have total?

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3)      On a Saturday, a library checked out 52 books. If 24 of the books were fiction, what is the ratio of non-fiction books to fiction books checked out?

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4) A recipe called for the ratio of sugar to flour to be 10 : 3. If you used 70 ounce of sugar, how many ounces of flour would you need to use?

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5)      At a bake sale there were 72 raisin cookies sold. If the ratio of raisin cookies sold to oatmeal cookies sold was 9 : 1, what is the combined amount of raisin and oatmeal cookies sold?

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6)      Kaleb had 136 songs on his MP3 player. If he deleted 56 songs, what is the ratio of songs he kept to songs he deleted?

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7)      The ratio of red cars to blue cars in a parking lot was 5 : 3. If there were 40 red cars, how many blue cars were there?

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8)      A produce store sold 63 red apples. If the ratio of red apples to green apples sold was 7 : 2, what is the combined amount of red and green apples sold?

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9)      For homework, a student had to complete 15 problems total. If she finished 6 problems in class, what is the ratio of problems she still needs to complete to problems that she's already finished?

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10)          At a farm the ratio of cows to horses was 9 : 2. If there were 72 cows at the farm, how many horses were there?

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