Solving Ratio Problems

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?

• 14

• 15

• 70

• 10

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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?

• 2

• 10

• 8

• 6

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?

• 7

• 6:7

• 7:6

• 6

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?

• 30

• 10

• 7

• 21

Tags

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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?

• 8

• 80

• 9

• 17

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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?

• 8 : 7

• 7 to 10

• 10 to 7

• 7 : 10

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?

• 24

• 8

• 40

• 32

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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?

• 9

• 18

• 81

• 63

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?

• 3 : 2

• 2 : 3

• 1 : 5

• 2 : 5

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?

• 72

• 25

• 8

• 16