Quiz about Ratios and Proportions Big Ideas

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

5:6

Answer

6:5

Answer

6:11

Answer

6:11

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

6 & 12

Answer

4 & 8

Answer

4 & 12

Answer

6 & 8

Question 3

Solve for the unknown in the equivalent ratios. $$\frac{3}{4}=$$ $$\frac{9}{x}$$

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

8

Answer

10

Answer

4

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

18

Answer

4

Answer

15

Question 5

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.

24 players : 3 teams

Accepted Answer

8/1

Answer

8:3

Answer

8 to 1

Answer

8/3

Question 6

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

k=5

Answer

k=3.3333333

Answer

k=60

Answer

k=90

Question 7

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

n=8

Answer

n=6

Answer

n=24

Answer

n=7

Question 8

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

Accepted Answer

7 to 5

Answer

5 to 7

Answer

5 to 12

Answer

7 to 12

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

2 to 5

Answer

5 to 3

Answer

3 to 5

Answer

5 to 2

Question 10

What is a Ratio?

Accepted Answer

Is a comparison of two quantities

Answer

To multiply two fractions

Answer

A number over another number

Answer

Two decimals that can be multiplied

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

5:11

Answer

5:4

Answer

2:5

Answer

6:5

Question 12

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

n=8

Answer

n=6

Answer

n=24

Answer

n=7

Question 13

What is the scale factor?

Accepted Answer

There is no scale factor as these equivalent ratios do not form a proportion.

Answer

The scale factor is 4.

Question 14

What is the scale factor?

Accepted Answer

The scale factor is 1.6

Answer

The scale factor is 1.5

Answer

The scale factor is not possible.

Answer

The scale factor is 6.1

Question 15

If 3 students can eat 24 donuts in 5minutes, how many donuts can 7 students eat in 5 minutes.

Accepted Answer

56

Answer

48

Answer

12

Answer

35

Question 16

If 5 miles is approximately 8km. How many miles is 96km.

Accepted Answer

60 miles

Answer

48 miles

Answer

50 miles

Answer

136

Question 17

Akeem wants to buy some flour to make a cake. He has two options in the store

Fine Flour cost 2kg for 800 fils

Fresh Flour 4 lbs for 800 fils

Family Flour 1500g for 500 fils

If 1kg = 2.2 lbs and 1kg=1000g, which offer is the best buy?

Accepted Answer

Family Flour

Answer

Fresh Flour

Answer

Fine Flour

Question 18

Share $108 in the ratio 4:5

Accepted Answer

$48:$60

Answer

$60:$48

Answer

$54 each

Answer

$50:$58

Question 19

Write the 72: 104 in the simplest form

Accepted Answer

9:13

Answer

8:9

Answer

9:8

Answer

13:9

Question 20

Akeem works 12hr and receives $.240. What is Akeem's pay per hour

Accepted Answer

$20/hour

Answer

$24/hour

Answer

$12/hour

Answer

$36/hour

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