RATIO PART-TO-PART PROBLEMS - 6:1 At the zoo

Oct 22, 2026

Set of part-to-part ratio word problems set “At the zoo,” using animals such as elephants and hippos, monkeys and gorillas, dolphins and penguins, and snakes and lizards. Each question gives a ratio and asks for missing quantities under different scenarios, including scaling up from a given number of one animal, finding the corresponding count of the other, increasing one part while keeping the ratio, and solving for totals shared between the two groups. Includes an answer section with computed results.

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At the zoo

Elephants to hippos

Monkeys to gorillas

Dolphins to penguins

Snakes to lizards

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RATIO PART-TO-PART PROBLEMS 6:1-At the zoo 1) At the zoo, the ratio of elephants to hippos is 1:2 . So for every elephant, there are 2 hippos. a) If there were 3 elephants at the zoo, how many hippos would there be? b) If there were 10 hippos, how many elephants? ____ 2) At the zoo, the ratio of monkeys to gorillas is 5:1 . a) If there were 20 monkeys, how many gorillas would there be? b) If there were 7 gorillas, how many monkeys? ____ _ c) If there were 35 monkeys, how many gorillas? 3) At the zoo, the ratio of dolphins to penguins is 2:5 . So for every 2 dolphins, there are 5 penguins. a) If the zoo had 6 dolphins, how many penguins would there be? b) If the zoo had 30 penguins, how many dolphins would it have? c) If the zoo had 10 dolphins, how many penguins would it have? 4) The ratio of snakes to lizards in the zoo is 3:2 . a) If there were 10 lizards, how many snakes would there be? b) If there were 9 snakes, how many lizards? c) If the number of snakes in the zoo increased by 6. How many more lizards would the zoo need to get to keep the same ratio? d) If the total number of snakes and lizards at the zoo was 20, how many snakes and how many lizards would there be? snakes, lizards. RATIO PART-TO-PART PROBLEMS 6:1 ANSWERS 1) At the zoo, the ratio of elephants to hippos is 1:2 . So for every elephant, there are 2 hippos. a) If there were 3 elephants at the zoo, how many hippos would there be? 6 b) If there were 10 hippos, how many elephants? 5 2) At the zoo, the ratio of monkeys to gorillas is 5:1 . a) If there were 20 monkeys, how many gorillas would there be? 4 b) If there were 7 gorillas, how many monkeys? 35 c) If there were 35 monkeys, how many gorillas? 7 3) At the zoo, the ratio of dolphins to penguins is 2:5 . So for every 2 dolphins, there are 5 penguins. a) If the zoo had 6 dolphins, how many penguins would there be? 15 b) If the zoo had 30 penguins, how many dolphins would it have? 12 c) If the zoo had 10 dolphins, how many penguins would it have? 25 4) The ratio of snakes to lizards in the zoo is 3:2 . a) If there were 10 lizards, how many snakes would there be? 15 b) If there were 9 snakes, how many lizards? 6 c) If the number of snakes in the zoo increased by 6. How many more lizards would the zoo need to get to keep the same ratio? 4 d) If the total number of snakes and lizards at the zoo was 20, how many snakes and how many lizards would there be? 12 snakes, 8 lizards.

FAQs

How do you solve an elephants-to-hippos ratio problem at the zoo?

Use the given ratio (1:2) to scale one quantity to the other. Multiply the hippo count based on the number of elephants (or vice versa).

What is the ratio of monkeys to gorillas in the problems?

The ratio of monkeys to gorillas is 5:1, meaning 5 monkeys correspond to 1 gorilla.

How do the snakes-and-lizards problems handle totals and increases?

For totals, use both parts of the ratio to sum to the given total number of snakes and lizards. For an increase in snakes, keep the same ratio to determine how many more lizards are needed.

Oct 22, 2026

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