Rates Ratios and Proportions

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

• 5:4

• 5:11

• 2:5

• 6:5

The 6th grade took a field trip to the movies. The table shows the price of popcorn based on the quantity purchased. How much would it cost for 20 bags of popcorn? 

• 50

• 55

• 60

• 65

The local bakery uses 1.75 cups of flour in each batch of cookies.  The bakery used 5.25 cups of flour this morning. How many batches of cookies did they make?

• 3 batches

• 3.5 batches

• 9.25 batches

• 7 batches

Taylor threw a party. She bought 4/5 of a gallon of coffee for 8 of her friends. How much coffee will each friend receive?

• 1/5  of a gallon

• 1/100  of a gallon

• 1/10  of a gallon

• 8/40  of a gallon

If the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet store is 3:4, and there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 16

• 14

• 18

• 20

If the ratio of cats to dogs is 3:4, how many cats are there if there are 20 dogs?

• 15 cats

• 25 cats

• 30 cats

• 10 cats

If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:6 and there are 30 girls, how many boys are there?

• 25

• 20

• 24

• 28

If a recipe calls for a ratio of 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar, how many cups of sugar are needed if 8 cups of flour are used?

• 6

• 10

• 12

• 14

Michelle purchased 2/4 of a pound of pastries for her family. She has to divide them equally among 6 family members. How many pounds of pastries did each family member receive? 

• 1/4 of a pound

• 1/12 of a pound

• 1/6 of a pound

• 1/10 of a pound

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 9

• 12

• 16

• 6