Ratios: comparing two amounts

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Milo's class has 4 walkers and 11 bus riders. What is the ratio of walkers to bus riders? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   4:11
2. 2.

   Noah makes fruit salad with 5 cups of melon and 8 cups of grapes. What is the ratio of cups of grapes to cups of melon? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   8:5
3. 3.

   Ren loads a library cart with 5 fiction books and 3 nonfiction books. What is the ratio of fiction books to all the books on the cart? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   5:8
4. 4.

   Zee's crayon box has 6 warm-colored crayons and 7 cool-colored crayons. What is the ratio of warm-colored crayons to all the crayons in the box? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   6:13
5. 5.

   Balloons float over Ari's school fair, which has 7 game booths, 5 food booths and 8 craft booths. What is the ratio of craft booths to game booths? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   8:7
6. 6.

   Bo stocks a supply shelf with 4 pencils, 6 erasers and 9 markers. What is the ratio of markers to pencils? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   9:4
7. 7.

   Esme's garden bed has 6 tomato plants, 4 pepper plants and 7 bean plants. What is the ratio of bean plants to pepper plants? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   7:4
8. 8.

   Jun stirs batter in a big bowl and bakes a tray: 6 blueberry muffins and 5 banana muffins. Which sentence gives the ratio of banana muffins to blueberry muffins?

   • There is 1 more blueberry muffin than banana muffins
   • For every 6 banana muffins there are 5 blueberry muffins
   • For every 5 banana muffins there are 6 blueberry muffins
   • For every 5 banana muffins there are 11 muffins in all
9. 9.

   Kira sorts a drawer with 8 spoons and 3 forks. Which sentence gives the ratio of spoons to forks?

   • There are 5 more spoons than forks
   • For every 3 spoons there are 8 forks
   • For every 8 spoons there are 3 forks
   • For every 8 spoons there are 11 pieces of silverware in all
10. 10.

    Luz's lunch table has 6 milk cartons and 11 juice boxes. Which sentence gives the ratio of milk cartons to juice boxes?

    • For every 6 milk cartons there are 17 drinks in all
    • For every 11 milk cartons there are 6 juice boxes
    • There are 5 more juice boxes than milk cartons
    • For every 6 milk cartons there are 11 juice boxes