Ratios and Proportions Problems

The ratio of apples to oranges in a basket is 4 : 3. If there are 28 fruits in total, how many apples and oranges are there?

• 12 apples

  16 oranges

• 16 apples

  12 oranges

• 8 apples

  6 oranges

• 18 apples

  9 oranges

The ratio of cats to dogs at a shelter is 2 : 7. If there are 27 animals total, how many cats and dogs are there?

• 6 cats

  21 dogs

• 4 cats

  20 dogs

• 21 cats

  6 dogs

• 18 dogs

  14 cats

The ratio of red to blue marbles in a jar is 5 : 8. If there are 65 marbles in total, how many red and blue marbles are there?

• 32 blue

  20 red

• 40 red

  25 blue

• 15 red

  24 blue

• 25 red

  40 blue

The ratio of pencils to pens in a box is 3 : 4. If there are 21 writing utensils in total, how many pencils and pens are there?

• 9 pencils

  12 pens

• 15 pencils

  20 pens

• 6 pencils

  8 pens

• 30 pencils

  40 pens

The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 6 : 5. If there are 33 students in total, how many boys and girls are there?

• 24 boys

  20 girls

• 18 boys

  15 girls

• 18 girls

  15 boys

• 12 girls

  10 boys

The ratio of chocolate to vanilla cupcakes is 7 : 3. If there are 40 cupcakes in total, how many chocolate and vanilla cupcakes are there?

• 70 chocolate

  30 vanilla

• 28 chocolate

  12 vanilla

• 14 chocolate

  6 vanilla

• 21 chocolate

  9 vanilla

The ratio of red cars to white cars in a parking lot is 2 : 5. If there are 35 cars in total, how many white cars are there?

• 20 cars

• 15 cars

• 10 cars

• 25 cars

The ratio of pens to notebooks in a store is 4 : 9. If there are 65 items in total, how many pens are there?

• 20 pens

• 18 pens

• 10 pens

• 15 pens

The ratio of students who like soccer to those who like basketball is 3 : 2. If there are 25 students surveyed, how many like basketball?

• 12 students

• 15 students

• 10 students

• 8 students

The ratio of green to yellow balloons at a party is 5 : 2. If there are 35 balloons in total, how many green and yellow balloons are there?

• 15 green

  20 yellow

• 25 green

  10 yellow

• 20 green

  5 yellow

• 20 green

  10 yellow