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What is her ratio of Wii games to PS3 games?\u003Cbr>8) For every 6 boys on a softball team there are 7 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?\u003Cbr>9) At the pet store the ratio of dogs to cats was 6:5 . For every   cats there are   dogs.\u003Cbr>10) At an icecream shop for every 8 vanilla cones sold there were 4 chocolate cones sold. What is the ratio of chocolate cones to vanilla cones sold?\u003Cbr>11) In a neighborhood for every 3 new homes there were 4 old homes. What is the ratio of old homes to new homes?\u003Cbr>12) At the carnival the ratio of rides to games was 9:5 . For every   games there are   rides. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers\u003Cbr>Ex.  6   9 \u003Cbr>1.    \u003Cbr>2.    \u003Cbr>3.  \u003Cbr>4.    \u003Cbr>5.  \u003Cbr>6.    \u003Cbr>7.  \u003Cbr>8.  \u003Cbr>9.    \u003Cbr>10.  \u003Cbr>11.  \u003Cbr>12.     |  |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| \u003Cbr>Math | [www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com) | 7 | 1-10\u003Cbr>11-12 | 92 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 17 |\n|  |  |  |  | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n\nRatio Wording  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Solve each problem.\u003Cbr>Ex) The ratio of males to females birds in a bird cage was 6:9 . For every  6  males there are  9  females.\u003Cbr>1) During the class election the ratio of votes for Sarah to votes for Henry was 3:5 .\u003Cbr>For every  3  votes Sarah got Henry got  5  .\u003Cbr>2) At the store the ratio of books sold to movies sold was 3:6 . For every  3  books sold there were  6  movies sold.\u003Cbr>3) For every 8 diet sodas a burger shop sold there were 5 regular sodas sold. What is the ratio of regular sodas sold to diet sodas sold?\u003Cbr>4) The ratio of pickles to onions on a burger was 9:2 . For every  9  pickles there are  2  onions.\u003Cbr>5) For every 2 cars in a parking lot there are 9 trucks. What is the ratio of cars to trucks in the parking lot?\u003Cbr>6) At the the thrift store the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts was 9:6 . For every  6  short sleeve shirts there were  9  long sleeve shirts.\u003Cbr>7) For every 6 Wii games Maria owned she had 2 PS3 games. What is her ratio of Wii games to PS3 games?\u003Cbr>8) For every 6 boys on a softball team there are 7 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?\u003Cbr>9) At the pet store the ratio of dogs to cats was 6:5 . 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