Mastering Ratios: Comparing & Finding Equivalents

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of flour to sugar?

• 1:1

• 2:3

• 2:5

• 3:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If there are 4 red marbles and 6 blue marbles in a bag, what is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

• 2:3

• 4:6

• 3:4

• 1:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In a class, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:3. If there are 15 boys, how many girls are there?

• 9

• 6

• 15

• 12

A fruit basket has apples and oranges in the ratio of 2:5. If there are 10 apples, how many oranges are there?

• 25

• 20

• 30

• 15

A car travels 120 miles using 4 gallons of gas. What is the ratio of miles traveled to gallons used?

• 20:1

• 30:1

• 40:1

• 15:1

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a recipe is doubled, and it originally called for a ratio of 1:2 for salt to pepper, what will the new ratio be?

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 3:1

• 1:3

In a garden, the ratio of flowers to shrubs is 3:1. If there are 12 flowers, how many shrubs are there?

• 2

• 6

• 8

• 4

A toy store has 8 dolls for every 5 action figures. If there are 40 dolls, how many action figures are there?

• 15 action figures

• 25 action figures

• 20 action figures

• 30 action figures

If a classroom has 12 desks for every 4 chairs, what is the ratio of chairs to desks?

• 4:1

• 1:3

• 1:2

• 2:1

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

A smoothie recipe requires 1 banana for every 2 cups of yogurt. If you use 4 cups of yogurt, how many bananas do you need?

• 3 bananas

• 2 bananas

• 4 bananas

• 1 banana

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B