Making Ratios

Celia earned $5.00. She saved $1.00 and spent the rest. What is the ratio of the amount saved to the amount spent?

• 1:4

• 1:5

• 4:5

• 5:1

Which fraction represents the ratio of shaded to unshaded number squares on Briana’s card?

• 3/5

• 3/8

• 5/3

• 5/8

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.

24 players : 3 teams

• 1/8

• 6/3

• 8/1

• 3/6

A photographer posted a photo-enlargement chart on the wall, as shown below.

According to the pattern, what width and length are missing from the chart?

• 13 inch width, 19 inch length

• 14 inch width, 20 inch length

• 16 inch width, 24 inch length

• 18 inch width, 24 inch length

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

• 5 to 7

• 7 to 5

• 5 to 12

• 7 to 12

An art class has 33 students. The ratio of boys to girls is 5 : 6. How many girls are in this class?

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18

Megan and her little sister, Nora, counted their Halloween candy after trick-or-treating. They love taffy and wanted to know who collected more taffy pieces compared to the rest of the candy. In Megan's bag, 20 out of the 50 candy pieces were taffy. In Nora's bag, 11 out of the 25 pieces were taffy. Who got the greater ratio of taffy to total candy pieces?

• Megan got the greater ratio.

• Nora got the greater ratio.

• .Neither. The girls got the same ratio

Emilia and Darnell are arguing over who makes the best fruit punch. Emilia likes to use 2 cups of grape juice for every 5 cups of pineapple juice. Darnell prefers to use 1 cup of grape juice for every 4 cups of pineapple juice. Do Emilia and Darnell use the same ratio of grape juice to pineapple juice?

• yes

• no

Last night, Clara and her brother, Stefan, made personal pizzas for dinner. Clara put 4 pepperoni pieces and 6 ham pieces on her pizza. Stefan put 6 pepperoni pieces and 10 ham pieces on his pizza. Did Clara's and Stefan's pizzas have the same ratio of pepperoni pieces to ham pieces?

• yes

• no

Zane's cats love tuna fish, so he always mixes a little into their food at dinnertime. For his small cat, he adds 2 ounces of tuna fish to 10 ounces of cat food. For his large cat, he adds 3 ounces of tuna fish to 12 ounces of cat food. Which cat's meal tastes more like tuna fish?

• Large cat

• Small cat

• They are the same