Ratios: comparing two amounts

Answer Key - Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari sorts beads from a jar for a bracelet: 3 red beads and 2 blue beads. What is the ratio of red beads to blue beads? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   3:2
2. 2.

   Bo packs a fruit bowl with 4 apples and 3 pears. What is the ratio of apples to pears? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   4:3
3. 3.

   Esme's bookshelf has 5 poetry books and 2 story books, and it wobbles a little. What is the ratio of story books to poetry books? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   2:5
4. 4.

   Jun plants 5 rows of carrots and 2 rows of peas in the school garden. What is the ratio of rows of carrots to rows of peas? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   5:2
5. 5.

   Luz's reading group has 4 boys and 3 girls, all sharing an open book. What is the ratio of boys to all the children in the group? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   4:7
6. 6.

   Milo tracks the weather. Last week had 5 sunny days and 2 rainy days. What is the ratio of sunny days to all the days in the week? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   5:7
7. 7.

   Pia dumps out a toy box: 5 trains, 3 puzzles and 4 cars. What is the ratio of puzzles to cars? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   3:4
8. 8.

   Ren's flower bed has 3 roses, 4 tulips and 5 daisies. What is the ratio of tulips to daisies? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

   4:5
9. 9.

   Zee's pencil case holds 5 markers and 4 pencils. Which sentence gives the ratio of markers to pencils?

   • For every 5 markers there are 9 items in all
   • For every 4 markers there are 5 pencils
   • For every 5 markers there are 4 pencils
   • There is 1 more marker than pencils
10. 10.

    Kira's pet table has dogs, cats and Total columns. One row is 4 | 5 | 9. What is the ratio of dogs to Total? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.

    4:9