STAAR Questions Ratios

Complete the ratio table.

• 9 & 12

• 8 & 10

• 6 & 8

• 4 & 6

What fraction of the counters are blue?

• ¹/₄

• ³/₄

• ¹/₃

• ³/₁

The ratio of red counters to blue counters is 3 : 1

What fraction of the counters are red?

• ¹/₄

• ³/₄

• ¹/₃

• ³/₁

In a fruit bowl ³/₅ of the fruit are apples. The rest are oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges?

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 2

• 3 : 8

In a box of sweets ⁷/₁₀ of the sweets are red. The rest are purple.

What is the ratio of red sweets to purple sweets?

• 3 : 7

• 7 : 3

• 3 : 10

• 7 : 10

In a box of sweets ¹/₄ of the sweets are green. The rest are orange. What is the ratio of orange sweets to green sweets?

• 3 : 1

• 1 : 3

• 1 : 4

• 4 : 1

In a bunch of flowers 3/8 of the flowers are daffodils. The rest are carnations. What is the ratio of daffodils to carnations?

• 3 : 8

• 5 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 5 : 8

In a box of sweets ¹/₂ of the sweets are gold. The rest are purple.

What is the ratio of gold sweets to purple sweets?

• 1 : 1

• 1 : 2

• 2 : 1

• 1 : 3

What fraction of the counters are blue?

• ⁵/₄

• ⁴/₅

• ⁴/₉

• ⁵/₉

The ratio of purple sweets to red sweets is 2 : 5

What fraction of the sweets are red?

• ⁵/₂

• ²/₅

• ²/₇

• ⁵/₇