Lesson 1: Understanding Ratios and Ratio Language — Practice Questions

1. 1. A pet store has 7 cats and 9 dogs. What is the part-to-part ratio of cats to dogs? The ratio is ___.

2. 2. A statement says, "3 out of every 5 students in the class are right-handed." What kind of ratio is this?

   • A. Part-to-part
   • B. Part-to-whole
   • C. Whole-to-part
   • D. It is not a ratio

3. 3. A fruit bowl contains 8 oranges and 11 pears. What is the part-to-whole ratio of pears to all the fruit in the bowl? The ratio is ___.

4. 4. In a parking lot, there are 14 cars and 5 trucks. What is the part-to-part ratio of trucks to cars?

   • A. 14:5
   • B. 5:14
   • C. 5:19
   • D. 14:19

5. 5. A bag has 15 green marbles and 9 yellow marbles. What is the part-to-whole ratio of green marbles to all marbles? The ratio is ___.

6. 6. A recipe for a fruit smoothie requires 3 bananas for every 1 apple. What is the ratio of bananas to apples? Write the answer as ___.

7. 7. A box contains 7 blue marbles and 11 red marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles?

   • A. 7:11
   • B. 11:7
   • C. 7:18
   • D. 11:18

8. 8. In a class, there are 12 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of the number of boys to the total number of students in the class?

   • A. 12:15
   • B. 15:12
   • C. 12:27
   • D. 27:12

9. 9. A sports team won 9 games and lost 4 games. What is the ratio of games won to the total number of games played? The ratio is ___.

10. 10. The ratio of teachers to students at a school is 2:35. Which statement correctly describes this ratio?

    • A. For every 35 teachers, there are 2 students.
    • B. For every 2 teachers, there are 35 students.
    • C. There are 2 teachers and 35 students in the entire school.
    • D. The school has 37 people in total.