Ratio Story Problem

The ratio of winners to losers in a game is 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3

• 13

• 15

• 24

The ratio of blue marbles to white marbles in a bag is 4 to 5. At this rate, how many blue marbles are there if there are 15 white marbles?

• 14 blue marbles

• 10 blue marbles

• 12 blue marbles

• 7 blue marbles

Eli is making guacamole. He uses 2 tablespoons of cilantro for every 3 avocados. At this rate, how many tablespoons of cilantro will he need for 9 avocados?

• 6 tablespoons

• 8 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 4 tablespoons

Ellie must mix 6 tablespoons of plant food for every 2 gallons of water. If she has 6 gallons of water, how much plant food should she use?

• 14 tablespoons

• 2 tablespoons

• 10 tablespoons

• 18 tablespoons

The Hawks soccer team won 12 out of 14 games. If this rate continues, how many games will they lose if they play a total of 42 games?

• 6 games

• 36 games

• 23 games

• 21 games

If there are 3 boys to 5 girls in the class and there are a total of 24 kids in the class. How many are boys?

• 15

• 9

• 40

• 24

At a school fundraiser for every 3 boxes of chocolate sold you earn 15 points. If you were to sell 7 boxes, how many points would you have earned?

• 35

• 33

• 31

• 30

A parking lot has 117 spaces total. If 36 of the spaces have cars in them, what is the ratio of empty spaces to filled spaces?

• 117:36

• 36:117

• 36:81

• 81:36

Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? 

• 8

• 32

• 25

• 4

Divide $120 between David and Jack in the ratio 3 : 5.

• David gets $55 and Jack gets $65

• David gets $35 and Jack gets $85

• David gets $50 and Jack gets $75

• David gets $45 and Jack gets $75