Ratio and Rate Word Problems

Tyler is a beast at baseball. He scored 22 home runs in 7 games. If he keeps up that pace, how many home runs would he score in 21 games?

• 66 home runs

• 3 home runs

• 6 home runs

•  home runs

Sam sharpens pencils for his after school job. He can sharpen 26 pencils in 6 minutes. If he keeps this rate, how many pencils can he sharpen in 15 minutes?

• 390 pencils

• 65 pencils

• 20 pencils

• 11 pencils

Jennifer is a bit klutzy (she falls all the time). She broke 33 bones in 24 weeks. If she keeps this up, how many weeks would it take to break 55 bones?

• 40 weeks

• 108 weeks

• 85 weeks

• 55 weeks

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

• 2 to 5

• 5 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 2

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

• 5 to 7

• 7 to 5

If Jake makes 5 out of every 7 shots he makes at the free throw line.  What is the ratio of shots made to total shots?

• 7 to 5

• 5 to 7

• 5 to 2

• 7 to 2

The ratio of blue marbles to white marbles in a bag is 4 to 5. At this rate, how many blue marbles are there if there are 15 white marbles?

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On a test, Matilda answered 12 out of the first 15 problems correctly. If this rate continues, how many of the next 25 problems will she answer correctly?

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At a harvest, 16 ears of corn are being picked for every 18 peppers. If 9 peppers have been picked, how many ears of corn have been picked?

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A class survey showed that 8 out of 25 students had plans to travel over spring break. How many students out of the 400 students in the entire school would you expect to be traveling over spring break?

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