Ratios: comparing two amounts
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Challenge Me
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
The choir sings while Tala plays the piano. It has 7 sopranos and 5 altos. What is the ratio of sopranos to all the singers in the choir? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Zee opens a box of tiles with 8 green tiles and 5 blue tiles. What is the ratio of blue tiles to all the tiles in the box? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Ari's farm stand has 6 baskets of corn and 7 baskets of squash. What is the ratio of baskets of squash to all the baskets at the stand? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Esme's library shelf holds 7 history books, 9 science books and 5 art books. What is the ratio of art books to science books? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Jun watches a very loud parade with 9 floats, 5 bands and 11 walking groups. What is the ratio of bands to walking groups? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Kira opens the gym closet and a ball rolls out. The closet holds 6 jump ropes and 11 hoops. Which sentence gives the ratio of hoops to jump ropes?
- For every 6 hoops there are 11 jump ropes
- For every 11 hoops there are 17 items in all
- There are 5 more hoops than jump ropes
- For every 11 hoops there are 6 jump ropes
Ren's garden bed has 5 daisies and 9 tulips. What is the ratio of all the flowers to the daisies? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Zee counts 6 oak trees, 4 maple trees and 7 pine trees in the park. What is the ratio of pine trees to all the trees? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Ari's shelf holds 5 poetry books, 8 story books and 4 science books. What is the ratio of story books to all the books? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.
Kira's box holds 9 red crayons, 4 blue crayons and 7 green crayons. What is the ratio of red crayons and blue crayons together to green crayons? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.