Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A
Introduction to Ratio Word Problems #2
Short Answer
1. Sprite costs $4 for 12 cans. At this rate, how much would 4 cans of Sprite cost?
2. The ratio of the number of boys to girls at East Whittier is 3 to 8. At that rate, how many boys are in Mr.
Moore’s class that has girls 40?
3. In the ASB election, Jordan received 8 out of every 41 votes. How many votes did Jordan receive if 123
people voted?
4. Sarah earns 6 vacation days in 8 months. How many vacation days does Sarah earn in 40 months?
5. If Frugo’s frozen yogurt costs $3.60 for 3 lb, how many pounds Frugo’s frozen yogurt can you buy for $7.20?
6. Gatorade provides 270.0 milligrams of potassium in 8 ounces. How many ounces of Gatorade provide 58.0
milligrams of potassium? Round to the nearest tenth.
7. Customers can purchase 4 lbs of candy for $3.20. If a customer only has $7.20, how many lbs of candy can
they purchase?
8. If Matt Kemp hits 4 homeruns in 7 games, how many homeruns would he expect to hit in 35 games?
9. Mr. Hall thinks that 7 packages of Hello Kitty stickers is enough for 23 students. How many packages of
Hello Kitty stickers should Mr. Hall purchase for 115 students?
10. Students take 3.6 hours to complete 8 pages of homework. At that rate, how many pages of homework can
studenets complete in 30.6 hours?
11. Michael was planning a trip to Western Samoa. Before going, he did some research and
learned that the exchange rate is 1 Tala for $0.86. How many Tala would he get if he exchanged $170?
12. Samantha makes $270.0 when he works a shift of 8 hours. How long does he need to work in order to make
$53.5?
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ID: A
Introduction to Ratio Word Problems #2
Answer Section
SHORT ANSWER
1. $1.33
2. 15 games
3. 24 votes
4. 30 days
5. 6 lb
6. 1.7 ounces
7. 9 lb
8. 20 homeruns
9. 35 packages of Hello Kitty stickers
10. 68 parts
11. 197.67 Tala
12. 1.6 hours
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