Ratios: comparing two amounts
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer, or write your answer on the line.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tala watches a pond with 2 ducks and 3 frogs. The frogs are holding a concert. Which sentence gives the ratio of ducks to frogs?
- There is 1 more frog than ducks
- For every 3 ducks there are 2 frogs
- For every 2 ducks there are 3 frogs
- For every 2 ducks there are 5 animals in all
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 4 pencils
- For every 5 markers there are 9 items in all
- For every 4 markers there are 5 pencils
- There is 1 more marker than pencils
Ari's classroom has 2 tables and 7 chairs. Which sentence gives the ratio of tables to chairs?
- For every 7 tables there are 2 chairs
- There are 5 more chairs than tables
- For every 2 tables there are 7 chairs
- For every 2 tables there are 9 pieces of furniture in all
Jun's sticker table has gold stars, blue stars and Total columns. One row is 3 | 5 | 8. What is the ratio of gold stars to Total? Write it with a colon, like 7:10.