Ratios Real World Problems

60 students were sick. If the ratio of students who had the flu to students who did not have thee flu was 4:1, how many students had the flu?

27 students rode by 5. If the ratio of elementary students to middle school students is 2:1, how many elementary students rode bus 5?

45 caterpillars became butterflies. If the ratio of monarchs to other butterflies is 8:1, how many butterflies were NOT monarchs?

4 boys went fishing. They caught a total of 40 fish. If the ratio of catfish to bass is 5:3, how many catfish were caught?

I had 35 assignments for the week. The ratio of English assignments to the rest of the assignment was 2:3. How many assignments were NOT English?

There are 186 students at Comanche Middle School. The ratio of girls to boys is 4:2. At that rate, how many students are girls?

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The ratio of nickels to dimes is 7 to 3. There are 42 dimes. How many nickels are there?

The ratio of boys to girls at a show is 5 to 4. If there are 32 girls, how many boys are there?

The ratio of boys to girls is 4 to 2. There was 48 girls. How many boys are there?

For every 10 children 4 of them wore glasses. There were 60 children. How many wore glasses?