Ratio

For every 6 roses, there are 9 tulips. Which ratio describes the following description?

• 2:9

• 6 to 14

• 9 to 6

• 6:9

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Choose a description that best describes the ratio 5:6.

• For every 5 pigs, there 11 cows.

• For every 5 chairs, there are 6 tables.

• For every 6 chairs, there are 5 tables.

• None of the above

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What two part to whole ratios can be created from 5:6?

• 6:11 and 11:6

• 5:6 and 6:5

• 5:11 and 6:11

• 11:5 and 11:6

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What is the value of 5:10?

• 10 to 5

• 5 to 10

• 5/10

• 1/2

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What is the value of 3:36

• 3 to 36

• 1/12

• 36:3

• 3 to 39

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Wofford’s business school has 154 professors that teach part time and full time. If the ratio to part time and full time professors is 6:8, how many professors are part time? How many professors are full time?

• 66 are part time professors

  88 are full time professors

• 88 are part time professors

  66 are full time professors

• 56 are full time professors

  89 are part time professors

• None of the above

A taco stand sold 28 shrimp tacos and 14 chicken tacos. What was the ratio of shrimp tacos to chicken tacos? The answer must be simplified.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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Dakota recorded the weather over the last month. It was sunny for 24 days and it was raining for 6 days. Write the ratio of sunny days to rainy days. The answer must be simplified.

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Students surveyed boys and girls separately to determine which color they liked the most. For every 6 boys who liked the color orange, 8 boys liked yellow. For every 9 girls who liked the color orange, 5 girls liked yellow. If the same number boys and girls were surveyed, and 126 girls liked orange, how many boys liked each color?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

There are 5 boys to every 9 girls at the bowling alley. If there are 28 more girls than boys, how many boys are at the bowling alley?

• 63

• 7

• 28

• 35