Ratio Wording - Solve Each Problem

Sep 30, 2026

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Ratio Wording worksheet pages with 12 practice problems asking students to find ratios from everyday scenarios such as homes, books and movies, apples, candy pieces, pets, sports teams, rides and games, food items, video games, cones, and cars vs. trucks. An included answer key provides the corresponding ratio results for each item. The problems require interpreting given counts and writing the ratio in the requested order.

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Pages3

Reading Time8 min

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Solve Each Problem

Problems 1-12

Answers

Ratio Wording Name: | Solve each problem.
Ex) In a neighborhood for every 4 new homes there were 7 old homes. What is the ratio of old homes to new homes?
1) At the store the ratio of books sold to movies sold was 3:6 . For every books sold there were movies sold.
2) For every 4 green apples in an orchard there were 7 red apples. What is the ratio of green apples to red apples?
3) In a bag of candy the ratio of chocolate pieces to sugar pieces was 9:2 . For every sugar pieces there are chocolate pieces.
4) For every 4 dogs at the pet shelter there are 9 cats. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?
5) For every 5 boys on a softball team there are 9 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
6) At the carnival the ratio of rides to games was 8:6 . For every games there are rides.
7) For every 6 hotdogs sold at the malt shop there are 4 hamburgers sold. What is the ratio of hotdogs sold to hamburgers sold?
8) The ratio of Wii games to PS3 games Oliver owned was 8:2 . For every Wii games he owned he had PS3 games.
9) At an icecream shop for every 2 chocolate cones sold there were 8 vanilla cones sold. What is the ratio of chocolate cones to vanilla cones sold?
10) The ratio of cars to trucks in a parking lot was 3:2 . For every trucks there were cars.
11) At the thift store for every 7 short sleeve shirts there were 9 long sleeve shirts.
What is the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts?
12) At the burger shop the ratio of regular sodas sold to diet sodas sold was 2:7 . For every diet sodas sold there are regular sodas sold. | | | | | | | Answers
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11-12 | 92 | 83 | 75 | 67 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 25 | 17 | | | | | 8 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Ratio Wording Name: Answer Key | Solve each problem.
Ex) In a neighborhood for every 4 new homes there were 7 old homes. What is the ratio of old homes to new homes?
1) At the store the ratio of books sold to movies sold was 3:6 . For every 3 books sold there were 6 movies sold.
2) For every 4 green apples in an orchard there were 7 red apples. What is the ratio of green apples to red apples?
3) In a bag of candy the ratio of chocolate pieces to sugar pieces was 9:2 . For every
2 sugar pieces there are 9 chocolate pieces.
4) For every 4 dogs at the pet shelter there are 9 cats. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?
5) For every 5 boys on a softball team there are 9 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?
6) At the carnival the ratio of rides to games was 8:6 . For every 6 games there are 8 rides.
7) For every 6 hotdogs sold at the malt shop there are 4 hamburgers sold. What is the ratio of hotdogs sold to hamburgers sold?
8) The ratio of Wii games to PS3 games Oliver owned was 8:2 . For every 8 Wii games he owned he had 2 PS3 games.
9) At an icecream shop for every 2 chocolate cones sold there were 8 vanilla cones sold. What is the ratio of chocolate cones to vanilla cones sold?
10) The ratio of cars to trucks in a parking lot was 3:2 . For every 2 trucks there were 3 cars.
11) At the thift store for every 7 short sleeve shirts there were 9 long sleeve shirts.
What is the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts?
12) At the burger shop the ratio of regular sodas sold to diet sodas sold was 2:7 . For every 7 diet sodas sold there are 2 regular sodas sold. | | | | | | | Answers Ex. 7:4 1. 3 6
2. 4:7 3. 2 9 4. 4:9 5. 5:9 6. 6 8 7. 6:4 8. 8 2 9. 2:8 10. 2 3 11. 9:7 12. 7 2 | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | |
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FAQs

What does the worksheet ask students to do in each problem?

Solve each ratio word problem by determining the ratio from the given quantities and writing it in the requested order.

Can students use the answer key to check their work?

Yes. The document includes an answer key listing the ratio results for problems 1 through 12.

What kinds of contexts are used for the ratio word problems?

The questions use practical scenarios such as shopping items, food orders, pets, sports teams, and items in a parking lot.

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