Grade 6 Mathematics | Independent Practice
1. Look at these shapes:
a) Red to blue (using colon):
b) Blue to red (using "to"):
c) Red to total (as a fraction):
2. Look at these shapes:
a) Squares to triangles:
b) Triangles to total shapes:
c) Squares to total shapes:
3. A basket has 12 apples and 8 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges?
Answer:
4. A class has 15 boys and 20 girls. What is the ratio of boys to total students?
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5. A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar. What is the ratio of sugar to flour?
Answer:
6. In a parking lot, there are 24 cars and 16 trucks. What is the ratio of trucks to total vehicles?
Answer:
7. 3:4 = 9:___
Answer:
8. 5:6 = ___:18
Answer:
9. 8:12 = 2:___
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10. ___:15 = 4:5
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11. Write three ratios equivalent to 2:5
___:___ ___:___ ___:___
12. Write three ratios equivalent to 6:4 (and simplify the original)
Simplified: ___:___ Equivalent: ___:___ ___:___ ___:___
13. A smoothie recipe uses 3 cups of strawberries for every 2 cups of bananas. If you use 12 cups of strawberries, how many cups of bananas do you need?
Answer: _______________ cups of bananas
14. The ratio of dogs to cats at an animal shelter is 5:3. If there are 24 cats, how many dogs are there?
Answer: _______________ dogs
15. In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer pizza to people who prefer tacos is 7:4. If 28 people prefer pizza, how many people were surveyed in total?
Answer: _______________ people total
16. A school has 450 students. The ratio of 6th graders to total students is 2:9. How many 6th graders are there?
Answer: _______________ 6th graders
17. The ratio of boys to girls in Class A is 3:4. The ratio of boys to girls in Class B is 2:3. Which class has a greater ratio of boys to girls? Explain how you know.
18. A bag contains red, blue, and green marbles. The ratio of red to blue is 2:3, and the ratio of blue to green is 3:4. What is the ratio of red to green?