Solve Ratio Word Problems with Tape Diagrams

The ratio of girls to boys is 3:8. If there are 48 boys, how many girls are there? Use the tape diagram to help you solve.

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• 24

• 18

• 72

The ratio of sweaters to vests is 6:5. If there are 30 vests, how many sweaters are there? Use the tape diagram to find your answer.

• 36

• 42

• 66

• 6

Which tape diagram is correctly set up according to the following problem:

During the holiday sale, Save at Gabe's sold sweaters and pogo sticks in the ratio of 2:3. The store sold a total of 20 items. How many pogo sticks were sold?

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Draw a tape diagram to help you answer the problem.

The ratio of Sarah's stickers to the number of Tom's stickers is 3:4. If Tom has 40 stickers, how many stickers does Sarah have?

• 15

• 32

• 30

• 27

If Theresa has 5 quarters and Jason has 7 quarters, what is the ratio of the number of Jason's quarters to the number of Theresa's quarters?

• 7 to 5
• 5 to 7
• 7 to 12
• 12 to 7

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If 30 kids in the class like grape juice, how many kids are there total?  Use the tape diagrams to answer.

• 4
• 30
• 70
• 40

In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4. If I have a 15 blue jolly ranchers, how many are represented in the entire tape diagram?

• 20

• 105

• 7

• 35

The ratio of brownies to cookies is 3:5. If there are 75 cookies, how many brownies are there?

• 15

• 32

• 45

• 60

A box of candy had 2 cherry pieces for every 4 lemon pieces. If the box had 36 cherry pieces, how many lemon pieces would there be? Solve by using a tape diagram

• 18
• 9
• 54
• 72

What is the 4th step when solving a ratio problem using a tape diagram?

• highlight the ratio

• labels and brackets

• circle the data given

• draw tape diagram