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6th grade Ratios: comparing two amounts worksheet

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Ratios: comparing two amounts

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  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.

  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.

  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.

  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. 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.

  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.

  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.

  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.

  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. 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.

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About this worksheet

Writing and reading ratios. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

  • I can write the ratio of one amount to another in the order the question asks, like 3:2.
  • I can tell a ratio of two parts (dogs to cats) from a ratio of one part to everything (dogs to all the animals), in either order.
  • I can say a ratio in words, "for every 3 dogs there are 2 cats", and join groups when the question says "together".

Standard: 6.RP.A.1

Words to know

ratio: Two amounts compared, like 3 dogs for every 2 cats.

part: One group inside the whole, like the dogs.

total (the whole): All the groups added together, like all the animals.

order: The first thing named in the question goes first in the ratio.

for every: Words that say how many of one thing go with another.

together: Add these groups first, then use the sum as one amount.

Common mistakes

Your child wrote the two numbers in the opposite order from the question. Ask them to point to the first thing the question names and say its number first.

Your child mixed up comparing two groups with comparing one group to everyone.

Your child found how many more instead of writing a ratio. Try saying it together as “for every … there are …”.

What to say

Ask: does the question name two groups, or one group and the whole?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with ratios: comparing two amounts?

Your child wrote the two numbers in the opposite order from the question. Ask them to point to the first thing the question names and say its number first.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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