Problems on Ratio Simplifying

There are 7 milk chocolates for every 4 dark chocolate pieces in a box of 28 chocolates. How many dark chocolate pieces are there

• 16

• 25

• 14

• 21

In a box of sweets there are 3 boiled peanuts for every 2 mints. if there are 25 sweets in the box then how many of them are boiled peanuts and how many of them are mint?

• 15 Boiled Peanuts and 10 Mints

• 17 Boiled Peanuts and 3 Mints

• 1 boiled Peanut and 1 Mint

• 9 Boiled Peanuts and 6 mints

The ratio of winners to losers in a game is 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3

• 13

• 15

• 24

The ratio of dogs to cats at a pet store is 2 to 3. Which of these shows the possible numbers of dogs and cats in the pet store?

• 12 dogs, 13 cats

• 5 dogs, 10 cats

• 20 dogs, 23 cats

• 14 dogs, 21 cats

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples

• 7 apples to 3 green

• 4 red apples to 7 apples

• 4 red apples to 3 green apples

• 3 green apples to 4 red apples

Ella has 5 balloons. Taylor has 7 balloons. Write the ratio of Ella's balloons to Taylor's balloons.

• 7:5

• 5:7

• 3:5

• 5:3

A class has 15 boys and 20 girls. What is the boy:girl ratio in simplest form?

• 4 : 5

• 10 : 13

• 3:4

• 3:5

The Northwestern huskies had a record of 25 wins and 45 losses.  What was the ratio of wins to losses?

• 9:5

• 5:9

• 5:3

• 3:5

There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to snakes?

• 6:4

• 4:6

• 1:3

• 10:16

Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
15 girls to 6 boys   

• 6:7

• 5:3

• 1:1

• 5:2