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Introducing Ratios Worksheet

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Introducing Ratios Worksheet

Ratios compare quantities. Read each question carefully: the order of the quantities matters. You can write a ratio with a colon, with the word “to,” or as a fraction.

Decode the Mix

A snack cart is packing fruit cups. There are 6 strawberry counters and 4 blueberry counters. Use these counts for Questions 1–3.

1.There are 6 strawberry counters and 4 blueberry counters. Write the ratio of strawberries to blueberries using a colon.
2.There are 6 strawberry counters and 4 blueberry counters. What is the ratio of strawberries to all the fruit counters?
  • 6:4
  • 6:10
  • 10:6
  • 4:10
3.Using the counts of 6 strawberry counters and 4 blueberry counters, write the ratio of strawberries to blueberries using the word “to” and as a fraction.

Build Equivalent Ratios

Equivalent ratios describe the same relationship. Multiply or divide both quantities by the same number.

4.A pitcher uses 2 cups of lemon juice for every 5 cups of water. If you double the recipe, how many cups of lemon juice and water are needed? Give the ratio of lemon juice to water.

Raisins (parts)

3

12

Pretzels (parts)

2

4

5.At a pet adoption event, the ratio of cats to dogs is 4:3. If there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?
6.A bike club has 5 helmeted riders for every 8 riders without helmets. Which ratio is equivalent to 5:8?
  • 10:16
  • 10:13
  • 8:5
  • 15:16
7.A school garden has a ratio of 2 sunflower plants to 7 bean plants. The ratio of bean plants to sunflower plants is 7:2.
TrueFalse
8.Match each recipe ratio on the left with an equivalent ratio on the right.
  • 2:3
  • 3:5
  • 4:1
  • 9:15
  • 12:3
  • 8:12
9.A fruit cup uses a ratio of 3 orange pieces to 2 pineapple pieces. Write one equivalent ratio that makes a batch with 15 orange pieces. How many pineapple pieces will you need? Explain how you know.

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  • Introducing Ratios Worksheet, page 1 of 2: Decode the Mix, Build Equivalent Ratios

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  • Introducing Ratios Worksheet, page 2 of 2: 5. At a pet adoption event, the ratio of cats to dogs is 4:3. If there are 12 cats, how…

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