Ratio as Multiplicative Comparison

Write two ratios to compare the quantities.

• 5:9 and 9:5

• 5:9 and 5:14

• 9:5 and 9:14

• 5:14 and 9:14

Write two ratios to compare the quantities. Catherine has 23 video game disks and Dylan has 37 video game disks.

• 23:37 and 23:60

• 37:23 and 37:60

• 37:60 and 23:60

• 23:37 and 37:23

Write two ratios to compare the quantities. In a school, there are 8 classes in the sixth grade and 7 classes in the seventh grade. Each class has an equal number of students.

• 8:7 and 7:8

• 8:15 and 7:8

• 8:7 and 8:15

• 8:15 and 7:15

State whether each of the following can be expressed as a ratio: 6 cm and 60 g

• yes

• no

State whether each of the following can be expressed as a ratio: 54 kg and 54 m

• yes

• no

State whether each of the following can be expressed as a ratio: 12 g and 45 kg

• yes

• no

State whether each of the following can be expressed as a ratio: 87 ft and 93 yd

• yes

• no

There are 123 students in a drama club, 65 of them are girls. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls?

• 65:58

• 123:58

• 58:65

• 65:123

There are 123 students in a drama club, 65 of them are girls. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students?

• 123:65

• 123:58

• 58:123

• 65:123

There were 37 clarinet players and 150 trumpet players who tried out for a music competition. Find the ratio of the number of clarinet players to the number of trumpet players.

• 113:150

• 37:113

• 37:150

• 150:37