Compare Ratios: Word Problems

• 7

• 70

• 18

• 30

• 0

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 3:10

• 60

• 10:3

• 78

A recipe requires 3 tablespoons of oil for every 4 cups of flour. If you use 12 cups of flour, how many tablespoons of oil will you need?

• 6 tablespoons

• 9 tablespoons

• 12 tablespoons

• 15 tablespoons

A car travels 60 miles in 2 hours. What is the ratio of miles to hours?

• 30:1

• 60:2

• 30:2

• 60:1

Answer explanation

To find the ratio of miles to hours, divide the miles traveled by the time taken: 60 miles / 2 hours = 30:1

If the ratio of the number of apples to the number of bananas is 3:5 and there are 30 bananas, how many apples are there?

• 15

• 18

• 20

• 25

Answer explanation

Since the ratio of apples to bananas is 3:5, for every 5 bananas, there are 3 apples. With 30 bananas, there are 18 apples (30/5*3=18). Therefore, there are 18 apples.

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

Choose a ratio that compares the number of loaves of wheat bread to rye bread when you have 7 loaves of rye bread and 12 loaves of wheat

• 12: 7

• 7:12

• 19:2

• 7:19

• 28

• 44

• 56

• 88

Hanna is recovering hundreds of treasure chests from an ancient shipwreck. She is able to recover 8 chests every 4 hours. Complete the table using equivalent ratios. Select all the answers that will fill the table.

• 8

• 5

• 2

• 12

• 6