Introduction to Ratios, Rate and Unit Rate

Which statement best describes what a ratio is.

• A number
• A comparison of two quantities using division.
• A comparison
• A comparison of many things.

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples?

• 7 to 3

• 4 to 7

• 4 to 3

• 3 to 4

A ratio can be written in 3 ways. Which of the following is NOT how a ratio is written?

• 3=4

• 3 : 4

• 3 / 4

• 3 to 4

What is the ratio of orange circles to blue circles?

• 2 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 3 : 2

• 2 : 5

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5

• 5 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 2

How many ways can you write a ratio?

• 2

• 4

• none

• 3

Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5   white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars? 

• 3:5
• 1:3
• 3:11
• 3:10

There are 6 red dots, 3 green dots, and 5 orange dots. What is the ratio of green dots to orange dots?

• 5:3
• 3:5
• 6:3
• 5:6

Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14

• 5 : 2
• 2 : 5
• 3 : 1
• 35: 14

In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?

• 5:4
• 5:11
• 2:5
• 6:5