Ratio Applications

At a local preschool, there is a ratio of 3 boys to every 4 girls. If there are 245 total preschoolers enrolled, then how many are boys?

• 105

• 21

• 240

• 106

Stan's Steakhouse has a server to cook ration of 5 to 2. The total number of servers and cooks is 42. How many servers does Stan's Steakhouse employ?

• 20

• 48

• 30

• 18

An amusement park sells child and adult tickets at a ratio of 8:1 . If they sold 416 child tickets last Saturday, how many adult tickets did they sell?

• 289

• 52

• 354

• 155

A set of angles has a ratio of 5:2. If the larger angle measures 105 degree , then what is the measure of the smaller angle?

• 42

• 21

• 13

• 56

Jasmine is a receptionist at a doctors office. She books 36 appointments each day. Four out of every 24 appointments are cancelled. How many appointments are cancelled each day?

• 24

• 8

• 12

• 6

Kendrick's Kennel has 3 spots for cats for every 6 spots for dogs. If he has a total of 144 spots for both cats and dogs, then how spots does he have for cats?

• 62

• 48

• 26

• 10

The local library has a children's section with picture books and chapter books. The ratio is 2:3. If there are a total of 500 books in the children's section, then how many chapter books are in the section?

• 200

• 35

• 300

• 150

A movie theater has 24 screens. The ratio of action films to total films currently showing on all of the screens is 1:2. How many action films are currently showing?

• 12

• 6

• 18

• 24

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks

• 13.5 weeks

• 10.7 weeks

• 22 weeks

Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?

• $5

• $20

• $60

• $13