Mastering Ratios: Discovering and Comparing Equivalents

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

• 1:2

• 2:1

• 3:2

• 2:3

If a car travels 60 miles in 1 hour, what is the ratio of miles to hours?

• 60:1

• 120:1

• 60:2

• 30:1

In a class, there are 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls? Can you find an equivalent ratio?

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 2:1

• 5:3

A fruit basket has 4 apples and 6 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges? What is an equivalent ratio if you double the amount of each fruit?

• 1:2 and 4:8

• 3:4 and 6:8

• 5:6 and 10:12

• 2:3 and 8:12

A gardener plants 5 rows of flowers with 3 flowers in each row. What is the ratio of rows to flowers?

• 1:3

• 1:5

• 5:3

• 3:5

If a box contains 10 red balls and 5 blue balls, what is the ratio of red balls to blue balls? Can you find an equivalent ratio?

• 2:1

• 1:2

• 3:1

• 5:2

In a school, there are 15 teachers for 300 students. What is the ratio of teachers to students?

• 1:15

• 2:30

• 1:20

• 1:25

A recipe requires 3 parts of oil to 2 parts of vinegar. What is the ratio of oil to vinegar? Can you express this as an equivalent ratio?

• 1:1

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 4:1

A toy store has 20 dolls and 15 action figures. What is the ratio of dolls to action figures? Can you simplify this ratio?

• 5:4

• 3:2

• 2:1

• 4:3

If a car uses 4 gallons of gas to travel 100 miles, what is the ratio of gallons to miles? What would be an equivalent ratio if the car traveled 200 miles?

• 6:150

• 10:250

• 4:100 and 8:200

• 2:50