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Ratios: find the other group when you know one count

Grade 6 math · Fieldbook Learning

Name ______________________ Date __________

Use the ratio to find how many are in one part, then find the other group.

  1. The ratio of apples to oranges is 3 : 2. There are 4 oranges. How many apples are there?
  2. The ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 3. There are 8 boys. How many girls are there?
  3. The ratio of guitars to drums is 2 : 1. There are 3 drums. How many guitars are there?
  4. The ratio of apples to oranges is 2 : 4. There are 12 oranges. How many apples are there?
  5. The ratio of tulips to daffodils is 1 : 5. There are 2 tulips. How many daffodils are there?
  6. The ratio of cats to dogs is 4 : 2. There are 8 cats. How many dogs are there?
  7. The ratio of boys to girls is 4 : 6. There are 18 girls. How many boys are there?
  8. The ratio of fiction books to non-fiction books is 5 : 2. There are 20 fiction books. How many non-fiction books are there?
  9. The ratio of guitars to drums is 1 : 7. There are 70 drums. How many guitars are there?
  10. The ratio of cats to dogs is 6 : 4. There are 48 cats. How many dogs are there?
  11. The ratio of cats to dogs is 4 : 8. There are 48 dogs. How many cats are there?
  12. The ratio of pencils to pens is 3 : 6. There are 30 pens. How many pencils are there?
  13. The ratio of cars to bikes is 4 : 3. There are 48 cars. How many bikes are there?
  14. The ratio of cars to bikes is 8 : 1. There are 9 bikes. How many cars are there?
  15. The ratio of guitars to drums is 8 : 9. There are 80 guitars. How many drums are there?
  16. The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 3 : 5. There are 18 red marbles. How many blue marbles are there?
  17. The ratio of guitars to drums is 6 : 9. There are 30 guitars. How many drums are there?
  18. The ratio of boys to girls is 5 : 9. There are 45 girls. How many boys are there?
  19. The ratio of cars to bikes is 4 : 2. There are 44 cars. How many bikes are there?
  20. The ratio of pencils to pens is 10 : 9. There are 90 pencils. How many pens are there?
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Answer key: Ratios: find the other group when you know one count

  1. 6
  2. 6
  3. 6
  4. 6
  5. 10
  6. 4
  7. 12
  8. 8
  9. 10
  10. 32
  11. 24
  12. 15
  13. 36
  14. 72
  15. 90
  16. 30
  17. 45
  18. 25
  19. 22
  20. 81