Reading and Writing Ratios

There are 4 puppies, 6 kittens, 2 baby chimps and 7 hamsters in the class. What is the ratio of puppies to chimps?​ ​ (a)  

• 4 to 6
• 4 to 7
• 4 to 2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

There are 4 puppies, 6 kittens, 2 baby chimps and 7 hamsters in the class. What is the ratio of puppies to total animals?​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

• 4 to 19
• 4 to 15
• 15 to 4
• 19 to 4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

There are 15 Hershey Bars, 7 Mr. Goodbars, and 4 bags of Skittles.

What is the ratio of total candies to Skittles

• 22 : 4

• 4 : 22

• 4 : 26

• 26 : 4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

There are 15 Hershey Bars, 7 Mr. Goodbars, and 4 bags of Skittles.

What are the 3 ways you could write the number of Mr. Goodbars to Hershey Bars?

(a)   ​ (b)   ​ (c)  

• 7 : 15
• 7/15
• 7 to 15
• 15 to 7

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Match the following

• 15 to 11

• There are 11 students wearing Nike shoes and 15 wearing Vans. What is the ratio of students wearing Vans to total students?

• 26 to 11

• There are 11 students wearing Nike shoes and 15 wearing Vans. What is the ratio of total students to students wearning Nikes?

• 5 to 24

• Out of 24 flowers in a vase, 5 are daisies. What is the ratio of total flowers to daises?

• 15 to 26

• There are 11 students wearing Nike shoes and 15 wearing Vans. What is the ratio of students wearing Vans to students wearning Nikes?

• 24 to 5

• Out of 24 flowers in a vase, 5 are daisies. What is the ratio of daisies to flowers.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

The 3 ways to write ratios are:

as a fraction, using the word by, and using the symbol :

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The 3 ways are:

1) as a fraction

2) using the word

3) using :

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2