Rates and Proportion

In a bouquet of​ flowers, there are 7 daisies and 19 roses. Write the ratio of daisies to roses in three different ways.

• 19 to 7, 19:7, 19/7

• 19 to 7, 7:19, 7/19

• 7 to 19, 7:19, 7/19

• 7 to 19, 19:7, 19/7

What is the ratio of total shapes to circles?

• 3 : 4

• 4 : 3

• 7 : 3

• 3 : 7

Which represents the relationship of oranges to total fruit?

• 2:6

• 2:4

• 4:6

• 4:2

Mr. Wright has 7 boys and 9 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?

• 7 to 9

• 9 to 7

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2:5

• 5:3

• 3:5

• 5:2

What is the ratio of quarters to dimes?

• 10 to 8

• 8 : 10

• 4 : 5

• 5 to 4

Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14

• 5 : 2

• 2 : 5

• 3 : 1

• 35: 14

Express the ratio as a fraction in simplest form:
18 ounces to 3 cups

• 6 to 1

• 1/6

• 18/3

• 3/18

Simplify the ratio of
20 to 25

• 1 to 5

• 2 to 5

• 3 to 5

• 4 to 5

There are 4 triangles, 12 squares, and 6 circles.  What is the ratio of triangles to squares? Simplify.

• 12 : 4

• 2 to 6

• 1 : 3