Comparing Ratios Word Problems

Kurt and Shelley kept a running total of how much water they used. Their results formed ratios presented in the tables below.

Who used less water per day?

• Shelley

• Kurt

Arthur and Greta recorded the amounts of yellow and blue paint they mixed to make green paint.

Whose paint has a greater ratio of yellow to blue?

• Greta

• Arthur

• The ratios are the same

Mr. Cohen and Mr. Meyer recorded the hours and distances they drove. Their results formed ratios presented in the tables below.

On average, who drove faster?

• Mr. Cohen

• Mr. Meyer

• They both drove the same speed.

A scientist records the ratio of weight to water in strawberries and cucumbers. Which food contains a higher ratio of water based on its weight?

• Strawberries

• Cucumbers

• They both have the same ratio

• A

• B

• C

• D

• Talia
• Marisol
• Nina
• Joanne

Chris and Jenny are comparing two similar punch recipes. Each recipe calls for cranberry juice and ginger ale but in different amounts. The tables to the left show the amounts of cranberry juice and ginger ale for four different quantities of punch. Is the ratio of the punch that is cranberry juice the same in Chris’s recipes as it is in Jenny’s recipes? If not, whose punch has a greater concentration of cranberry juice?

• No, there is no way to determine this.

• Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice which means you can taste the cranberries more in his juice.

• Jenny had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so Jenny had a higher concentration of cranberry juice because she used less ginger ale.

• Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so, Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice than ginger ale because he used more ginger ale.

In 6th grade's Section A group, the ratio of boys to girls is 6:5. If there are 18 boys, how many girls are there?

• 11

• 24

• 12

• 15

Chris and Jenny are comparing two similar punch recipes. Each recipe calls for cranberry juice and ginger ale but in different amounts. The tables to the left show the amounts of cranberry juice and ginger ale for four different quantities of punch. Is the ratio of the punch that is cranberry juice the same in Chris’s recipes as it is in Jenny’s recipes? If not, whose punch has a greater concentration of cranberry juice?

• No, there is no way to determine this.

• Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice which means you can taste the cranberries more in his juice.

• Jenny had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so Jenny had a higher concentration of cranberry juice because she used less ginger ale.

• Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice. You have to extend the table for Chris. When Chris and Jenny both used 10 cups of cranberry juice. Chris had 40 cups of ginger ale and Jenny had 15 so, Chris had a higher concentration of cranberry juice than ginger ale because he used more ginger ale.

• Talia
• Marisol
• Nina
• Joanne