Interpreting Ratios Word Problems

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?

• 11 : 25

• 25:12

• 14:25

• 14:25

The ratio of tomatoes to red apples is 2:5. If there are 20 tomatoes, how many red apples are there?

• 25 Red apples

• 15 Red apples

• 50 Red apples

• 20 Red apples

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5

• 5 to 3

• 3 to 5

• 5 to 2

Two quantities are in the ratio 7:3. If the sum of the quantities is 100, what is the larger quantity?

• 70

• 75

• 30

• 25

While preparing for a triathlon, Janecia swims 8 minutes for every 20 minutes she bikes.  If she swims 72 minutes, how long does she bike for?

• 180 minutes

• 144 minutes

• 92 minutes

• 80 minutes

In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer tea to those who prefer coffee is 4:5. If 180 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

• 80

• 72

• 90

• 100

For every 15 students 5 were Slytherins. There were 75 students. How many were NOT Slytherins?

• 15 were Slytherins

• 15 were Hufflepuff's

• 25 were NOT Slytherins

• 50 were NOT Slytherins

Use ratio language to describe the relationship where for every 5 red marbles, there are 7 blue marbles.

• There are 5 red marbles for every 7 blue marbles.

• The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 5 to 7.

• Both A and B

• None of the above

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar. If you want to make a half batch, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 1

• 1.5

• 2

• 3

If the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet store is 3:4, and there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 16

• 15

• 14

• 13