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        WORD PROBLEMS--RATIOS #1--KEY      

Directions:  For each problem below, write a ratio that is equivalent to the given ratio.

1)	 Michelle and her 2 sisters bought 3 candy bars, 4 bags of chips, and 		1) _6 bars / 13 snacks_ 
and 6 ice cream bars.  What is the ratio of ice cream bars to total snacks?                                         

2)	Tracey has 29 students in her 4th period class.  She has 21 boys in her class. 	2) _8 girls / 29 boys  _    
what is the ratio of girls to boys in her class?                                                                        

3)	Carlos spent 4 days working on homework.  He spent a total 5 hours on math, 	3) _5 math / 8 total_        
2 hours on science, and an hour on reading.  Find the ratio of math/total hours.                                                        

4)	One hundred people attended Nick’s game.  61 were adults and 39 were kids.	4) _39 kids / 100 total_        
There were 41 males and 59 females.  Find the ratio of kids/total attendance.                                                           

5)	For Mary’s 12th birthday, she got $50.  For her 13th birthday, she got $61.           5) $50 twelfth / $111 total 
What is the ratio of 12th birthday dollars to total dollars?

6)	Nick has 8 red marbles, 5 red chips, 3 green marbles, 2 yellow chips, and          6) __5 red chips/ 19 total_        
one blue marble. What’s the ratio of red chips to total chips and marbles?

7)	Jayden bought 15 movie tickets for the 3:00 show.  He bought 8 adult tickets    7) __7 kids / 8 adult       
For $6 each and some kids tickets.  Find the ratio of kids to adult tickets?

8)	Addison walked 3 miles, ran 2 miles, then biked 14 miles.  She rested 1 hour    8) __2 biked / 7 total_      
between each activity.  What is her ratio of biked miles to total miles?

9)	Jackson used 5 cups of water, a cup of sugar, and 12 lemons to make 13 cups    9)  5 water / 13 lemonade_    
of lemonade.  Find the ratio of water to lemonade.

10)	Hailey bought 3 apples for $1 each, an orange for $0.50 each, and 4 pears        10)  10 fruits / $7.50 _    
for $2 each.  On the way home, she found a $5 dollar bill and 2 quarters.
Find the ratio of total pieces of fruit to total $ spent on fruit.

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