SECTION A

Q1. The ratio of green balloons to blue balloons is 2:3. If there are 10 green balloons, how many blue
balloons are there?
a. 15
b. 12
c. 8
Answer: b

Q2. Which of the following is a ratio?

a. 5 + 10
b. 5/6
c. 3:4
Answer: c

Q3. If there are 30 boys and 20 girls in a class, what is the ratio of boys to girls?
a. 3:2
b. 2:3
c. 1:2
Answer: a

Q4. The ratio of squares to circles in a diagram is 3:4. If there are 21 circles, how many squares are
there?
a. 15
b. 28
c. 18
Answer: c

Q5. If 6 shirts cost $72, what is the ratio of the cost of one shirt to the cost of two shirts?
a. 3:4
b. 1:4
c. 2:3
Answer: c

Q6. What is a unit rate?

a. The amount per one unit
b. One unit per amount
c. A comparison of two quantities
Answer: a

Q7. The ratio of miles to hours is 60:1. What is the unit rate of miles per hour?
a. 60 miles per hour
b. 1 mile per hour
c. 1 hour per 60 miles
Answer: a

Q8. The price of 6 cookies is $3. What is the unit price of one cookie?
a. $3
b. $0.50
c. $2
Answer: b

Q9. The ratio of apples to oranges in a basket is 4:3. What is the unit rate of apples per orange?
a. 3 apples per 4 oranges
b. 4 apples per 3 oranges
c. 12 apples per 9 oranges
Answer: b
Q10. If a car travels 240 miles in 4 hours, what is the unit rate of miles per hour?
a. 60 miles per hour
b. 240 miles per 4 hours
c. 4 miles per 240 hours
Answer: a

SECTION B

Q11. In a basket, there are 18 apples and 10 oranges. Find the ratio of apples to oranges.

Answer key: 18 : 10 or 9 : 5

Q12. In a class of 30 students, 14 are boys and the rest are girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in
the class?

Answer key: 14 : 16 or 7 : 8

Q13. A recipe for a cake requires 2 cups of flour and 3 eggs. Find the ratio of flour to eggs.

Answer key: 2 : 3

Make tables of equivalent ratios (written as common fractions) relating quantities that are
proportional.

Q14. A sports team has won 10 out of their 15 games played this season. Make a table showing
equivalent ratios between the number of wins and the number of games played.

Answer key:
Wins Games Played Equivalent Ratio
2 3 4/6
4 6 8/12
6 9 8/12
8 12 8/12
10 15 8/12

Q15. A bakery uses 2 pounds of flour for every 3 pounds of sugar when making a cake. Make a table
showing equivalent ratios between the amount of flour and amount of sugar used.

Answer key:
Flour (lbs) Sugar (lbs) Equivalent Ratio
2 3 4/6
4 6 8/12
6 9 8/12
8 12 8/12
10 15 8/12
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