Ratios

A ratio is...

• the difference between two numbers.
• a comparison of two numbers by division.
• a comparison of two numbers by multiplication.
• the sum of two numbers.

What is the ratio of monkeys to bananas?

• 5:4

• 5:9

• 4:9

• 4:5

What is the ratio of the hot dogs to cheeseburgers?

• 1:2

• 2:4

• 4:2

• 2:1

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5
• 5 to 3
• 3 to 5
• 5 to 2

In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears.  What is the ratio of pears to ALL fruit?

• 5:4
• 5:11
• 2:5
• 6:5

Tommy has a bag of LEGOS.  There are 6 yellow, 3 red, and 8 blue LEGOS.  What is the ratio in simplest form of red to yellow LEGOS?

• 1/2
• 6/3
• 2/1
• 3/6

If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

• 5 to 7
• 7 to 5
• 5 to 12
• 7 to 12

Kelly has 10 apps on her iPad. 5 are school apps, 2 are music apps, and 3 are games. What is the ratio of school apps to game apps?

• 5 to 2
• 3 to 5
• 5 to 10
• 5 to 3