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        WORD PROBLEMS--RATIOS #2      

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

1)	 Grace and her 3 sisters bought 7 candy bars, 4 bags of chips, and 		1) _7 bars / 19 snacks_ 
 and 5 ice cream bars.  What is the ratio of candy bars to total snacks?                                         

2)	Tracey has 23 students in her 4th period class.  She has 10 boys in her class. 	2) _                              ____   
what is the ratio of girls to total students in her class?                                                                        

3)	John spent 4 days working on homework.  He spent a total 4 hours on math, 	3) _                              ____
2 hours on science, and an hour on reading.  Find the ratio of days/total hours.                                                        

4)	120 people attended Ryan’s game.  71 were adults and 49 were kids.		4) _                              ____
There were 40 males and 80 females.  Find the ratio of adults/total attendance.                                                           

5)	For Ella’s 12th birthday, she got $40.  For her 13th birthday, she got $61.             5) _                              ____
What is the ratio of 13th birthday dollars to total dollars?

6)	Nick has 9 red marbles, 5 red chips, 2 green marbles, 2 yellow chips, and           6) _                              ____      
one blue marble. What’s the ratio of marbles to total chips and marbles?

7)	Jayden bought 10 movie tickets for the 3:00 show.  He bought 8 adult tickets     7) _                              ____
For $7 each and some kids tickets.  Find the ratio of kids to adult tickets?

8)	Ashley walked 4 miles, ran 3 miles, then biked 12 miles.  She rested 1 hour       8) _                              ____
between each activity.  What is her ratio of total miles to hours rested?

9)	James used 6 cups of water, a cup of sugar, and 15 lemons to make 17 cups       9)  _                             ____
of lemonade.  Find the ratio of water to lemonade.

10)	Hannah bought 4 apples for $1 each, two oranges for $0.50 each, and 3 pears  10)  _                           ___  _ 
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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