Solving Ratios Word Problems

There are 650 animals at a zoo. The ratio of reptiles to birds is 3:2. How many birds does this zoo have?

The ratio of girls to boys in an eating contest is 5:6. There are a total of 77 contestants. How many girls are competing to eat the most hot dogs?

Mrs. Hanson took her kids trick or treating. The ratio of chocolate candy to sweet candy is 3:2. If the total pieces of candy they collected was 320, then how many of those pieces of candy were chocolate?

Mrs. Patino drank 60 energy drinks last month. If the ratio of monster to red bull is 4:2, then how many monsters did she drink last month?

Coach G loves to travel! The ratio of the times has driven to flown is 3:5. If he has driven 54 times then how many times has he flown?

In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer tea to those who prefer coffee is 7:5. If 420 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

• 280

• 245

• 300

• 320

In a classroom, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 20 boys in the classroom, how many girls are there?

• 15

• 25

• 20

• 30

A bag contains red and blue marbles in the ratio 3:4. If there are 12 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?

• 12

• 16

• 18

• 20

If there are 2 cats and 5 dogs what is the ratio of cats to dogs?

• 2:5

• 5:2

• 10:1

What is the ratio of strawberries to the total if there are 20 strawberries and 35 grapes?

• 20:35

• 35:20

• 20:55