Ratios: comparing two amounts

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet

Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.

1. 1.

   Luz peels stickers off a sheet with 5 heart stickers and 6 star stickers, and it takes forever. What is the ratio of star stickers to heart stickers? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   6:5
2. 2.

   Pia counts 7 oak trees and 6 maple trees in the park. What is the ratio of oak trees to maple trees? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   7:6
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.

   Tala's fruit stand has 3 baskets of strawberries and 8 baskets of blueberries. What is the ratio of baskets of strawberries to all the baskets at the stand? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   3:11
5. 5.

   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
6. 6.

   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
7. 7.

   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
8. 8.

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

   • For every 3 spoons there are 8 forks
   • There are 5 more spoons than forks
   • For every 8 spoons there are 3 forks
   • For every 8 spoons there are 11 pieces of silverware in all
9. 9.

   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 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
   • For every 6 milk cartons there are 17 drinks in all
10. 10.

    Milo's mosaic uses 8 white tiles and 9 red tiles. Which sentence gives the ratio of red tiles to white tiles?

    • For every 9 red tiles there are 8 white tiles
    • There is 1 more red tile than white tiles
    • For every 8 red tiles there are 9 white tiles
    • For every 9 red tiles there are 17 tiles in all