Solving Ratio Word Problem

You earn $35 for washing 7 cars. How much do you earn for washing 4 cars?

• $5

• $20

• $25

• $8.75

• $61.25

For every $5 Carl spends on movies, he spends $15 on video games. Last month, she spent $60 on video games. How much did he spend on movies?

• $50

• $30

• $20

• $25

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 6:5. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 11

• 24

• 12

• 15

Elsa builds 36 more snowmen than Anna • The number of Elsa’s snowmen to Anna’s snowmen is 7:3 • How many snowmen does Anna build?

• 27

• 12

• 36

• 24

Sushi bakes 150 more brownies than cookies • The number of brownies is 6 times the number of cookies • Find the number of brownies

• 120

• 150

• 180

• 210

Sushi does 84 fewer English exercises than Math exercises.

The ratio of English exercises to Math exercises is 2 : 9.

Find the number of Math exercises

• 12

• 24

• 95

• 108

Sushi listens to 7 more Korean songs than VN songs • The ratio of VN songs to Korean songs is 4:5 • How many VN songs does she listen to?

• 25

• 26

• 27

• 28

Share 30 in the ratio 2:1

• 2:28

• 20:1

• 20:10

• 10:20

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples

• 7 apples to 3 green

• 4 red apples to 7 apples

• 4 red apples to 3 green apples

• 3 green apples to 4 red apples

When determining if two ratios are equivalent you can

• cross multiply the numbers to see if you get the same answer

• ask a neighbor

• skip the problem

• guess on the answer