Mathematics Grade 5 45 min

Ratios: word problems

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A basket has 2 apples and 3 bananas. What is the ratio of apples to bananas?

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A box has 4 red balls and 5 blue balls. What is the ratio of red balls to all balls?

3

The ratio of juice to water in a mix is 2:3. If you use 4 cups of juice, how much water do you need?

Sample Practice Questions

Easy
A pen holder has 3 red pens and 2 blue pens. What is the ratio of red pens to blue pens?
0.2:3
1.3:5
2.3:2
3.2:5
Easy
A fruit bowl has 2 oranges and 5 apples. What is the ratio of oranges to all fruit?
0.2:5
1.5:2
2.2:7
3.5:7
Easy
The ratio of cats to dogs at a park is 1:3. If there are 2 cats, how many dogs are there?
0.3
1.4
2.5
3.6

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