Exploring and Comparing Ratios in Everyday Life

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar? Can you express this ratio as a fraction?

• 3/2

• 2/3

• 1/2

• 4/3

If a car travels 150 miles using 5 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles to gallons? How can you convert this ratio into a fraction?

• 30/1

• 40/1

• 15/1

• 25/1

In a fruit basket, there are 4 apples and 6 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges? Are these ratios equivalent to 2:3?

• The ratio of apples to oranges is 1:4.

• Yes, the ratio of apples to oranges is equivalent to 2:3.

• The ratio of apples to oranges is 3:2.

• The ratio of apples to oranges is 4:6.

A classroom has 12 boys and 16 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls? Can you simplify this ratio to a fraction?

• 1:2

• 3:4

• 2:3

• 4:5

A gardener plants 8 rows of carrots and 12 rows of tomatoes. What is the ratio of carrot rows to tomato rows? How can you express this as a fraction?

• 4:5, expressed as a fraction: 4/5

• 3:4, expressed as a fraction: 3/4

• 1:2, expressed as a fraction: 1/2

• 2:3, expressed as a fraction: 2/3

If a recipe requires 3 parts of oil to 5 parts of vinegar, what is the ratio of oil to vinegar? Can you compare this ratio to 6:10?

• The ratio of oil to vinegar is 5:3, which is not equivalent to 6:10.

• The ratio of oil to vinegar is 3:6, which is equivalent to 6:10.

• The ratio of oil to vinegar is 1:2, which is equivalent to 6:10.

• The ratio of oil to vinegar is 3:5, which is equivalent to 6:10.

In a school, there are 20 students in the art club and 30 students in the music club. What is the ratio of art club members to music club members? Can you convert this ratio to a fraction?

• 1:2 and as a fraction 1/2

• 3:2 and as a fraction 3/2

• 4:5 and as a fraction 4/5

• 2:3 and as a fraction 2/3

A toy store has 15 red toys and 25 blue toys. What is the ratio of red toys to blue toys? Are these ratios equivalent to 3:5?

• There are more red toys than blue toys.

• Yes, the ratio of red toys to blue toys is equivalent to 3:5.

• The ratio of red toys to blue toys is 5:3.

• The ratio of red toys to blue toys is 1:2.

If a car can travel 240 miles on 8 gallons of gas, what is the ratio of miles to gallons? Can you express this ratio as a fraction?

• 20/1

• 15/1

• 40/1

• 30/1

In a pet shop, there are 10 cats and 15 dogs. What is the ratio of cats to dogs? Can you simplify this ratio to a fraction?

• 1:2

• 4:5

• 2:3

• 3:5