Proportions Worksheet

The cookie jar has six chocolate chip cookies and five oatmeal cookies. What is the ratio of oatmeal to chocolate chip cookies?

• 6:5
• 5:6
• 6:11
• 6:11

Enter the missing numbers to create equivalent ratios. 
1 : 3
6 : 18
2 : _
4 : _

• 4 & 8
• 4 & 12
• 6 & 12
• 6 & 8

Solve for the unknown in the equivalent ratios.
3/4 = 9/?

• 8
• 10
• 4
• 12

In my fish tank, the ratio of red fish to blue fish is 3:5. There are 20 blue fish. How many red fish are there?

• 18
• 12
• 4
• 15

In two boats there are 108 people. How many people are there in each boat?

• 216
• 108
• 162
• 54

There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to snakes?

• 6/4
• 2/3
• 1/3
• 10/16

There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to total animals?

• 4/10
• 4/6
• 6/4
• 10/4

You travel 150 miles on 5 gallons. How far did you travel per gallon?

• 15 miles
• 30 miles
• 3 miles
• 25 miles

You drive 25 miles in one hour. At this rate, how far will you drive in 3 hours?

• 25 miles
• 50 miles
• 125 miles
• 75 miles

Solve for x:     6/12 = x / 6

• 36
• 2
• 12
• 3