Ratio Word Problems
3 : 1
A boutique sold 72 designer outfits and 24 pieces of jewelry over the Christmas weekend. Find the ratio of the number of outfits sold to the pieces of jewelry sold?
103 : 135
A new born baby has 270 bones and an adult has 206 bones. Find the ratio of bones in an adult to that of a new born baby?
14 : 23
A specific quantity of water forms a solution when 56 grams of salt is added to it. The same quantity forms a concentrated solution when 92 grams of salt is added to it. Compare the ratio of salt added to make a solution to the salt added to make a concentrated solution.
2: 3
An electric pole is 16 m tall and it casts a shadow that is 24 m long. What is the ratio of the height of the electric pole to the length of the shadow cast by it?
1 : 1
An equilateral triangle ABC, has three equal sides and three equal angles. Find the ratio of angle A to angle C.
11 : 9
Ben and Jude get a weekly allowance of $44 and $36 respectively. Find the ratio of the allowance that Ben receives to the allowance that Jude gets.
2 : 47
Duralumin, an alloy consists of 94% aluminium, 4% copper and 1% magnesium. What is the ratio of copper to aluminium in Duralumin?
144 : 720
George and Tanya typed in words in the ratio of 1 : 5 in 20 minutes. They typed 864 words altogether. Find the number of words that each of them typed.
8 : 5
Harry reads 32 pages of a 52-page comic book before he falls asleep. What is the ratio of the pages that Harry read to the pages that remain to be read?
350 : 150
Joanna is reading a storybook. The ratio of the number of pages she read to the pages that remain to be read is 7 : 3. If the book contains 500 pages in all, how many pages did Joanna read and how many pages remain to be read?
2 : 1
Kim receives 120 official e-mails on Monday morning. She responds to 60 e-mails. What is the ratio of e-mails that Kim received to the mails that she answered?
931 : 600
Light travels at a speed of 186,200 mi/s in air and at a speed of 120,000 mi/s in glass. Compare the ratio of the speed of light in air to its speed in glass.
132 : 110
Roy rears Randall and Jersey cattle breeds in the ratio of 6 : 5. If he has a total of 242 cattle on his farm, how many Randall cattle and how many Jersey cattle does he own?
16 : 11
Siberian tigers can weigh up to 800 lbs while African lions can weigh up to 550 lbs. Compare the ratio of the weight of a Siberian tiger to that of an African lion.
27 : 1
The Earth takes 24 hours to rotate around its own axis and the moon takes 27 days. What is the ratio of the time taken by the moon to the time taken by the Earth to rotate around their respective axes? (Hint: Convert hours to days)
4 : 3
The continent of North America covers an area of 24 million square kilometers and South America has a total area of 18 million square kilometers. Compare the ratio of the geographical areas of North America to South America.
12 : 13
There are 26 letters in the English language and 24 in Korean. What is the ratio of letters in the Korean language to the letters in the English language?
8 : 5
Typically, children have 20 milk teeth and adults have 32 permanent teeth. What is the ratio of permanent teeth to milk teeth?
