Ratios- Around the Room

November 7, 2014

The Tonight Show did a survey in New York City. It found

that 3 in 4 people are single. If the ratio can be

applied to the entire population, how many people are not single if 500 people

are interviewed?

Question 1

The ratio of Middle Tennesseans to Tennesseans is 1 million to 3 million. If the population of Middle

Tennessee is 2 million, what is the population of

Tennessee?

Question 2

Question 3Samantha wants to make

brownies. The recipe requires a ratio of 3 cups of cocoa to 4 cups of chocolate chips. If she has 9 cups of cocoa how many cups of chocolate chips

does she need.

Question 4On Route 66, the ratio of cars to RVs is 10 to 3. If there are 40 cars, how many

RVs are there?

Question 5Juan did a survey of the

different pets his classmates have. The ratio of cats to

dogs is 3 to 5. If 6 people have cats, how many

people have dogs?

Question 6After trick-or-treating, Greg counted his candy. The ratio of Snickers to all the pieces of candy is 3 to 11. If he has 55 pieces of candy, how many Snickers does he have?

Question 7Melissa wants to make a cake. The ratio of eggs to cups of flour is 3 to 1. If she has a dozen eggs how many cups of

flour does she need?

Question 8Martha is helping set up for a conference. The ratio of chairs to tables is 6 to 1. If there are 7 tables. How many chairs does she need?

Question 9The ratio of marshmallows to

cereal in a box of lucky charms is 4 to 11. Paul

counted 16 marshmallows in his bowl. How many pieces of

cereal are in his bowl?

Question 10The ratio of doors to windows in Dana’s school is 5 to 9. If there are 35 doors, how many windows are there?

Question 11The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 3 to 2. If there are 8 boys, how many girls

are there?

Question 12In the Australian Outback, the ratio of kangaroos to

wombats is 8 to 7. If there are 72 kangaroos in one area, how many wombats are there?

Question 13The ratio of the amount of corn harvested from Kansas to the amount of corn harvested from

all 50 states is 12 thousand to 15 thousand. If the total

amount of corn harvested from all 50 states is 144 thousand kernels, how much corn comes

from Kansas?

Question 14The ratio of pumpkin spice lattes to mocha cappuccinos made by Starbucks is 8 to 9. If 32 lattes were made, how many cappuccinos were made?