Ratios Questions

In Mrs. Gonzalez's classroom library, there are 4 nonfiction books for every 6 fiction books. What is the ratio of fiction to nonfiction books?

• 6 to 4

• 4 to 6

• 4 to 10

• 6 to 10

There are 12 girls for every 16 boys in class. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

• 12:16

• 16:12

• 12:28

• 16:28

The ratio of dogs to cats at the animal shelter is 6:4. If there are 20 cats, how many dogs are there? (Hint: you will need to make an equivalent ratio.)

• 30 dogs

• 10 dogs

• 6 dogs

• 4 dogs

The ratio of chocolate chips to sprinkles in the recipe is 2 to 3. If you use 6 tablespoons of sprinkles, how many tablespoons of chocolate chips do you need?

• 4 tablespoons

• 6 tablespoons

• 2 tablespoons

• 3 tablespoons

What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities

• A rate with a denominator of one

• It is when the only factor the numerator and denominator share is a one

• Two decimals that can be multiplied

The weekly milk order for the Tranquility Inn includes 40 gallons of low-fat milk and 15 gallons of chocolate milk. What is the ratio of the number of low-fat gallons to chocolate gallons in the Tranquility Inn’s weekly milk order?

A company makes 5 blue cars for every 3 white cars it makes. If the company makes 15 white cars in one day, how many blue cars will it make?

• 9

• 13

• 17

• 25

A farmer harvested 14,000 pounds of almonds from an 8-acre orchard. Which proportion could be solved to find x, the expected harvest from a 30-acre orchard?

When wheel B turns 2 revolutions, wheel A turns 5 revolutions. When wheel A turns 40 revolutions, how many revolutions does wheel B turn?

• 4

• 16

• 80

• 100

Miranda enlarged a picture proportionally. Her original picture is 4 cm wide and 6 cm long. If the new, larger picture is 10 cm wide, what is its length?

• 8 cm

• 12 cm

• 15 cm

• 20 cm