Lesson 1: What are Ratios? — Practice Questions

1. 1. 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 ___.

2. 2. 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

3. 3. 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

4. 4. 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 ___.

5. 5. 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.

6. 6. A parking lot has 12 cars and 7 trucks. What is the ratio of trucks to cars?

   • A. 12:7
   • B. 7:12
   • C. 7:19
   • D. 12:19

7. 7. A smoothie recipe calls for 3 cups of strawberries for every 1 cup of yogurt. The ratio of strawberries to yogurt is ___.

8. 8. The ratio of dogs to cats at a pet shelter is 4:5. Which statement correctly describes this relationship?

   • A. For every 5 dogs, there are 4 cats.
   • B. For every 4 dogs, there are 5 cats.
   • C. There are a total of 5 animals, 4 of which are dogs.
   • D. For every 4 cats, there are 5 dogs.

9. 9. A pencil case contains 9 pens and 4 pencils. What is the ratio of pencils to pens? Write your answer in the format a:b. The ratio is ___.

10. 10. A soccer team played 15 games. They won 11 games and lost 4. What is the ratio of wins to losses?

    • A. 4:11
    • B. 11:15
    • C. 11:4
    • D. 4:15