Ratio and Proportion Problems

In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The ratio of 6th graders to 7th graders at a basketball game is 7:2.  If there are 15 fewer 7th graders at the game, how many 6th graders are there?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The class has 12 girls and 16 boys. What is the ratio of total students to boys? (simplest form)

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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

The ratio of males to females in a socceet league is 4 to 5. If there are 54 players in the league, how many would you expect to be males?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The ratio of boys to girls in the 6th grade is 5 to 8. If there are if there are 24 more girls, how many boys will there be?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The ratio of boys to girls at the science fair is 3 to 4. How many girls will there be if there are a total of 56 students at the fair?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

A large community college has professors and lecturers. The total number of faculty members is 136. The school reported that they have 6 professors for every 11 lecturers. How many professors does the community college employ?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

At a local daycare, there is a ratio of 2 caretakers for every 7 children. If there are 189 total children, then how many people are at the daycare facility?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON