Ratios & Proportional Relationship

A school has an enrollment of 600 students. 330 of the students are girls. Express the fraction of students who are boys in simplest terms.

In the 14th century, the Sultan of Brunel noticed that his ratio of emeralds to rubies was the same as the ratio of diamonds to pearls. If he had 85 emeralds, 119 rubies, and 45 diamonds, how many pearls did he have?

• 17

• 22

• 58

• 63

Mr. Fullingham has 75 geese and 125 turkeys. What is the ratio of the number of geese to the total number of birds in simplest terms?

• 75:200

• 3:8

• 125:200

• 5:8

The little league team called the Hawks has 7 brunettes, 5 blonds, and 2 red heads. What is the ratio of redheads to the entire team in simplest terms?

• 2:7

• 2:5

• 2:12

• 1:7

The little league team called the Hawks has 7 brunettes, 5 blonds, 2 red heads. The entire little league division that the Hawks belong to has the same ratio of redheads to everyone else. What is the total number of redheads in that division if the total number of players is 126?

• 9

• 14

• 18

• 24

Barnaby decided to count the number of ducks and geese flying south for the winter. The first day he counted 175 ducks and 63 geese. What is the ratio of ducks to the total number of birds flying overhead in simplest terms?

• 175:63

• 175:238

• 25:9

• 25:34

Barnaby decided to count the number of ducks and geese flying south for the winter. The first day he counted 175 ducks and 63 geese. By the end of migration, Barnaby had counted 4,725 geese. If the ratio of ducks to geese remained the same (175 to 63), how many ducks did he count?

• 13,125

• 17,850

• 10,695

• 14,750

• 3

• 6

• 9

• 10

The ratio of girls to boys in a grade is 6 to 5. If there are 24 girls in the grade then how many students are there altogether?

• 14

• 24

• 34

• 44

The ratio of pencils to pens in a box is 3 to 2. If there are 30 pencils and pens altogether, how many pencils are there?

• 16

• 17

• 18

• 19