Ratios Language

Which of the following sentences describes the types of animals in this collection?

• The ratio of mice to cats is 2:6

• There is 1 mouse for every 2 cats

• There is 1 dog for every 1 cat.

• The ratio of cats to dogs is 6:4

A math club has 25 members, of which 11 are males and the rest are females. What is the ratio of males to all club members?

• 15:11

• 11:25

• 25:11

• 11:15

The ratio 14:18 is equivalent to which of the following?

• 2:4

• 7:9

• 9:7

• 4:2

The ratio of hotdogs to hamburgers at the cookout is 7:3. How many hotdogs are there if there are 36 hamburgers?

• 84

• 65

• 32

• 44

Which statement is true about the table ?

• The ratio of flutes to saxophones is 13 to 27 

• The ratio of trumpets to all instruments is 9:59

• The number of trumpets to flutes is 27:9

• The number of Drums to total instruments is 10/49

Which of the following is NOT a way to write a ratio?

• 3 to 4

• 3:4

• 3/4

• 3-4

Last year the boys' softball team had 8 fifth-grade students and 7 sixth-grade students. What was the ratio of sixth-grade students to fifth-grade students on the team?

• 7:8

• 3:1

• 11:32

• 31:33

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

At East Ridge Middle School, the ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 2. There are 600 students at the school. How many are boys?

• 600

• 240

• 180

• 360

A student debate club has 21 members, of which 13 are males and the rest are females. What is the ratio of females to all club members?

• 21 to 8

• 8 to 21

• 13 to 21