Ratio Word Problems

A recipe requires 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 8 cups of milk, how many cups of flour do you need?

• 9

• 12

• 16

• 6

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

If the rangers won 100 games and lost 60, what is the simplified ratio of wins to losses?

• 10 to 6

• 5 to 3

• 6 to 10

• 3 to 5

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The Eagles had a record of 16 wins and 12 losses.  What was the ratio of wins to losses?

• 4:3

• 5:4

• 3:4

• 3:5

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There are 21 boys and 6 girls in Mr. Keys' homeroom.  What is the ratio of girls to boys?  (In simplest form)

• 6:21

• 21:6

• 2:7

• 7:2

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A ratio can be written in 3 ways. Which of the following is NOT how a ratio is written?

• 3=4

• 3 : 4

• 3 / 4

• 3 to 4

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What is the ratio of orange circles to blue circles?

• 2 : 3

• 3 : 5

• 3 : 2

• 2 : 5

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Simplify the ratio of
35 : 14

• 5 : 2

• 2 : 5

• 3 : 1

• 35: 14

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Is the following ratio part to part or part to whole?
5 out of 23 kids in a class play trumpet

• Part to part

• Part to whole

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