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Lesson 2: Equivalent Ratios — Practice Questions

  1. 1. A recipe calls for 30 grams of sugar and 45 grams of flour. What is the simplified ratio of sugar to flour? ___

  2. 2. The ratio of blue marbles to red marbles in a bag is 4:9. If there are 36 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there? ___

  3. 3. A parking lot contains 18 cars and 30 trucks. What is the simplified ratio of cars to trucks?

    • A. 3:5
    • B. 5:3
    • C. 9:15
    • D. 18:30
  4. 4. Which operation on both parts of the ratio 10:15 will result in an equivalent ratio?

    • A. Adding 5
    • B. Subtracting 5
    • C. Multiplying by 2
    • D. Multiplying the first by 2 and the second by 3
  5. 5. The ratios 35:50 and 7:___ are equivalent. What is the missing number?

  6. 6. A smoothie recipe uses 2 bananas for every 5 strawberries. To make a larger batch with 10 bananas while keeping the same taste, you need ___ strawberries.

  7. 7. A map's scale is 3 centimeters representing 8 kilometers. Which of the following map scales represents an equivalent ratio?

    • A. 6 cm : 18 km
    • B. 12 cm : 32 km
    • C. 9 cm : 20 km
    • D. 1.5 cm : 5 km
  8. 8. A car factory maintains a production ratio of 45 blue cars for every 60 silver cars. If on Monday they produced only 9 blue cars, they must have produced ___ silver cars.

  9. 9. Alex claims the ratio 4:9 is equivalent to 7:12 because he added 3 to both terms. Is his statement correct, and why?

    • A. Yes, adding the same number to both terms makes the ratios equivalent.
    • B. No, equivalent ratios are found by multiplying or dividing both terms by the same non-zero number.
  10. 10. In a science lab, a solution is made by mixing 5 mL of acid for every 8 mL of water. To maintain this ratio, ___ mL of acid are needed for 40 mL of water.