Ratios and Equivalent Ratios

Name ________________________________ Date ____________________ Period ________
Ratios & Equivalent Ratios
Write the ratio 3 different ways.
1. ____ gray circles to _____ white circles
As a fraction: ______
_____ : _____
2. ____ white circles to _____ gray circles 3. _____ white circles to _____ total circles
As a fraction: ______ As a fraction: _____
_____ : _____ _____ : _____
10
5. Complete the ratio tables.
4. 2
5
4
9
15
8
12
16
Look at the completed ratio tables to fill in the missing number. 2
5
4
6. = 2
5
7. =
15
8. 12
= 16 8
Write ratios to describe the picture.
10. circles to triangles __________________
11. circles to shapes ____________________
12. squares to triangles _________________
13. squares to shapes ___________________
©2014 Toadally.Teacher
9. 12
=
16 20
20
Name ________________________________ Date ____________________ Period ________
Write an equivalent ratio for each.
1.
3
= 6
2. = 1
4
3. 9
= 18
4. =
3
4
5.
12
= 14
6. = 4
6
7. 3
= 15
8. =
5
8
Use the information below to write a ratio. 9. A class has 16 girls, 8 boys, and 10. The theater has 300 seats, 25 actors
1 teacher. and 274 people in the audience.
girls to boys _____ : _____ seats to audience _____ : _____
boys to girls _____ : _____ actors to seats _____ : _____
teachers to students _____ : _____ audience to actors _____ : _____
11. A recipe has 2 cups of milk, 1 cup
of water, and 3 cups of flour.
milk to water _____ : _____
water to flour _____ : _____
flour to total cups in recipe _____ : _____
12. Ezra buys 12 balloons. Five are green, four are white, and the rest are gold. What is the ratio of green balloons to gold balloons?
13. The cafeteria sold 32 breakfast sandwiches, 17 cinnamon rolls, and 50 cartons of milk. What is the ratio of cinnamon rolls sold to the total number of items sold? ©2014 Toadally.Teacher
Answer Key
Name ________________________________ Date ____________________ Period ________
Ratios & Equivalent Ratios
Write the ratio 3 different ways.
12 gray circles to _____ 6 white circles
1. ____ 12
As a fraction: ______
6
12 : _____
6
_____ 6 white circles to _12
6 white circles to _____ 18 total 2. ____ ____ gray circles 3. _____ circles
6
6
As a fraction: ______ As a fraction: _____
12
6 : _____ 12
_____ 18
6 : _18
_____ ____
5. Complete the ratio tables.
4. 2
4
8
10
5
10
15
20
25
6
3
6
9
12
15
4
8
12
16
20
Look at the completed ratio tables to fill in the missing number. 2
5
4
6. = 10
2
5
7. =
6 15
8. 12 6
= 16 8
Write ratios to describe the picture.
5 to 3
10. circles to triangles __________________
5 to 12
11. circles to shapes ____________________
4 to 3
12. squares to triangles _________________
4 to 12
13. squares to shapes ___________________
©2014 Toadally.Teacher
9. 12 15
=
16 20
Answer Key
Name ________________________________ Date ____________________ Period ________
Write an equivalent ratio for each.
Answers will vary.
1.
3
= 6
2. = 1
4
3. 9
= 18
4. =
3
4
5.
12
= 14
6. = 4
6
7. 3
= 15
8. =
5
8
Use the information below to write a ratio. 9. A class has 16 girls, 8 boys, and 10. The theater has 300 seats, 25 actors
1 teacher. and 274 people in the audience.
16 : _____ 8 seats to audience _____ 300 : _____
274
girls to boys _____ 8 : _____ 16
boys to girls _____ 25 : _____
300
actors to seats _____ 1 : _____ 24 audience to actors _____ 274 : _____
25
teachers to students _____ 11. A recipe has 2 cups of milk, 1 cup
of water, and 3 cups of flour.
2 : _____
1
milk to water _____ 1 : _____
3
water to flour _____ 3 : _____6
flour to total cups in recipe _____ 12. Ezra buys 12 balloons. Five are green, four are white, and the rest are gold. What is the ratio of green balloons to gold balloons? 5 to 3
13. The cafeteria sold 32 breakfast sandwiches, 17 cinnamon rolls, and 50 cartons of milk. What is the ratio of cinnamon rolls sold to the total number of items sold? 17 to 99
©2014 Toadally.Teacher