Ratio Problems

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

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

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

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

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

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

A donut shop serves plain and chocolate donuts at a ratio of 5 to 3. Based on this ratio, how many chocolate donuts will be served if there are a total of 120 donuts served?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON