Grade 5 Ratio Problems Worksheet

Grade 5 Ratio Problems

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where necessary.

1. In a basket of fruits, there are 3 apples for every 2 bananas. If there are 15 apples, how many bananas are there?

2. The ratio of blue cars to red cars in a parking lot is 4:5. If there are 20 blue cars, how many red cars are there?

3. The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 6:7. If there are 18 boys, then there are   girls.

4. A recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 3 cups of flour. If you use 9 cups of flour, you will need   cups of sugar.

5. A pet store has 8 cats and 12 dogs. What is the ratio of cats to dogs in simplest form?

6. For every 5 red marbles, there are 3 blue marbles. If there are a total of 40 marbles, how many red marbles are there and how many blue marbles are there?

7. The ratio 4:8 is equivalent to 1:2.

8. If the ratio of pencils to pens is 2:1, and there are 10 pencils, then there are 20 pens.

9. Look at the balance scale below. If each square weighs 1 unit and each circle weighs 2 units, what is the ratio of the total weight on the left side to the total weight on the right side?