Ratios and Proportions Word Problems

There are 336 girls in Langdale Middle School. The ratio of girls to boys in the school grade is 4:5. Based on this information, what is the total number of students in the school. There are ___ total students in the school.

A special "Summer Fun" bag of Skittles contains only Red and Yellow Skittles. The ratio of red to yellow Skittles is 6:5. If a large bag of "Summer Fun" Skittles contains 220 Skittles, how many yellow Skittles would you expect to find in the large bag?

The ratio of boys to girls in a school is 11:10. If there are 525 students in the school, how many are boys?

In a basketball free-throw shooting contest, the shots made by Will and Deshawn were in the ratio of 7:9. Deshawn made 6 more shots than Will. Find how many shots were made by Deshawn.

While preparing for a triathlon, Janecia swims 8 minutes for every 20 minutes she bikes.  If she swims 72 minutes, how long does she bike for?

• 180 minutes

• 144 minutes

• 92 minutes

• 80 minutes

I had 35 assignments for the week. The ratio of English assignments to the rest of the assignment was 2:3. How many assignments were NOT English?

A comic book store will trade 5 of its comic books for 6 of yours. How many of its comic books will the store trade for 36 of yours?

• 42

• 30

• 36

• 25

If 24 extra large cans of soup will serve 96 people, how many cans should Ann buy to serve 28 people?

BIKES Out of 32 students in a class, 5 said they ride their bikes to school. Based on these results, how many of the 800 students in the school ride their bikes to school?

MEAT Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Samantha buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?