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Here we will learn about ratio problem solving, including how to set up and solve problems. We will also look at real life ratio problems.
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What is ratio problem solving?
Ratio problem solving is a collection of word problems that link together aspects of ratio and proportion into more real life questions. This requires you to be able to take key information from a question and use your knowledge of ratios (and other areas of the curriculum) to solve the problem.
A ratio is a relationship between two or more quantities . They are usually written in the form a:b where a and b are two quantities. When problem solving with a ratio, the key facts that you need to know are,
- What is the ratio involved?
- What order are the quantities in the ratio?
- What is the total amount / what is the part of the total amount known?
- What are you trying to calculate ?
As with all problem solving, there is not one unique method to solve a problem. However, this does not mean that there aren’t similarities between different problems that we can use to help us find an answer.
The key to any problem solving is being able to draw from prior knowledge and use the correct piece of information to allow you to get to the next step and then the solution.
Let’s look at a couple of methods we can use when given certain pieces of information.
When solving ratio problems it is very important that you are able to use ratios. This includes being able to use ratio notation.
For example, Charlie and David share some sweets in the ratio of 3:5. This means that for every 3 sweets Charlie gets, David receives 5 sweets.
Charlie and David share 40 sweets, how many sweets do they each get?
We use the ratio to divide 40 sweets into 8 equal parts.
Then we multiply each part of the ratio by 5.
3 x 5:5 x 5 = 15:25
This means that Charlie will get 15 sweets and David will get 25 sweets.
- Dividing ratios
Step-by-step guide: Dividing ratios (coming soon)
Ratios and fractions (proportion problems)
We also need to consider problems involving fractions. These are usually proportion questions where we are stating the proportion of the total amount as a fraction.
Simplifying and equivalent ratios
- Simplifying ratios
Equivalent ratios
Units and conversions ratio questions
Units and conversions are usually equivalent ratio problems (see above).
- If £1:\$1.37 and we wanted to convert £10 into dollars, we would multiply both sides of the ratio by 10 to get £10 is equivalent to \$13.70.
- The scale on a map is 1:25,000. I measure 12cm on the map. How far is this in real life, in kilometres? After multiplying both parts of the ratio by 12 you must then convert 12 \times 25000=300000 \ cm to km by dividing the solution by 100 \ 000 to get 3km.
Notice that for all three of these examples, the units are important. For example if we write the mapping example as the ratio 4cm:1km, this means that 4cm on the map is 1km in real life.
Top tip: if you are converting units, always write the units in your ratio.
Usually with ratio problem solving questions, the problems are quite wordy . They can involve missing values , calculating ratios , graphs , equivalent fractions , negative numbers , decimals and percentages .
Highlight the important pieces of information from the question, know what you are trying to find or calculate , and use the steps above to help you start practising how to solve problems involving ratios.
How to do ratio problem solving
In order to solve problems including ratios:
Identify key information within the question.
Know what you are trying to calculate.
Use prior knowledge to structure a solution.
Explain how to do ratio problem solving
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Related lessons on ratio
Ratio problem solving is part of our series of lessons to support revision on ratio . You may find it helpful to start with the main ratio lesson for a summary of what to expect, or use the step by step guides below for further detail on individual topics. Other lessons in this series include:
- How to work out ratio
- Ratio to fraction
- Ratio scale
- Ratio to percentage
Ratio problem solving examples
Example 1: part:part ratio.
Within a school, the number of students who have school dinners to packed lunches is 5:7. If 465 students have a school dinner, how many students have a packed lunch?
Within a school, the number of students who have school dinners to packed lunches is \bf{5:7.} If \bf{465} students have a school dinner , how many students have a packed lunch ?
Here we can see that the ratio is 5:7 where the first part of the ratio represents school dinners (S) and the second part of the ratio represents packed lunches (P).
We could write this as
Where the letter above each part of the ratio links to the question.
We know that 465 students have school dinner.
2 Know what you are trying to calculate.
From the question, we need to calculate the number of students that have a packed lunch, so we can now write a ratio below the ratio 5:7 that shows that we have 465 students who have school dinners, and p students who have a packed lunch.
We need to find the value of p.
3 Use prior knowledge to structure a solution.
We are looking for an equivalent ratio to 5:7. So we need to calculate the multiplier. We do this by dividing the known values on the same side of the ratio by each other.
So the value of p is equal to 7 \times 93=651.
There are 651 students that have a packed lunch.
Example 2: unit conversions
The table below shows the currency conversions on one day.
Use the table above to convert £520 (GBP) to Euros € (EUR).
Use the table above to convert \bf{£520} (GBP) to Euros \bf{€} (EUR).
The two values in the table that are important are GBP and EUR. Writing this as a ratio, we can state
We know that we have £520.
We need to convert GBP to EUR and so we are looking for an equivalent ratio with GBP = £520 and EUR = E.
To get from 1 to 520, we multiply by 520 and so to calculate the number of Euros for £520, we need to multiply 1.17 by 520.
1.17 \times 520=608.4
So £520 = €608.40.
Example 3: writing a ratio 1:n
Liquid plant food is sold in concentrated bottles. The instructions on the bottle state that the 500ml of concentrated plant food must be diluted into 2l of water. Express the ratio of plant food to water respectively in the ratio 1:n.
Liquid plant food is sold in concentrated bottles. The instructions on the bottle state that the \bf{500ml} of concentrated plant food must be diluted into \bf{2l} of water . Express the ratio of plant food to water respectively as a ratio in the form 1:n.
Using the information in the question, we can now state the ratio of plant food to water as 500ml:2l. As we can convert litres into millilitres, we could convert 2l into millilitres by multiplying it by 1000.
2l = 2000ml
So we can also express the ratio as 500:2000 which will help us in later steps.
We want to simplify the ratio 500:2000 into the form 1:n.
We need to find an equivalent ratio where the first part of the ratio is equal to 1. We can only do this by dividing both parts of the ratio by 500 (as 500 \div 500=1 ).
So the ratio of plant food to water in the form 1:n is 1:4.
Example 4: forming and solving an equation
Three siblings, Josh, Kieran and Luke, receive pocket money per week proportional to their age. Kieran is 3 years older than Josh. Luke is twice Josh’s age. If Josh receives £8 pocket money, how much money do the three siblings receive in total?
Three siblings, Josh, Kieran and Luke, receive pocket money per week proportional to their ages. Kieran is \bf{3} years older than Josh . Luke is twice Josh’s age. If Luke receives \bf{£8} pocket money, how much money do the three siblings receive in total ?
We can represent the ages of the three siblings as a ratio. Taking Josh as x years old, Kieran would therefore be x+3 years old, and Luke would be 2x years old. As a ratio, we have
We also know that Luke receives £8.
We want to calculate the total amount of pocket money for the three siblings.
We need to find the value of x first. As Luke receives £8, we can state the equation 2x=8 and so x=4.
Now we know the value of x, we can substitute this value into the other parts of the ratio to obtain how much money the siblings each receive.
The total amount of pocket money is therefore 4+7+8=£19.
Example 5: simplifying ratios
Below is a bar chart showing the results for the colours of counters in a bag.
Express this data as a ratio in its simplest form.
From the bar chart, we can read the frequencies to create the ratio.
We need to simplify this ratio.
To simplify a ratio, we need to find the highest common factor of all the parts of the ratio. By listing the factors of each number, you can quickly see that the highest common factor is 2.
\begin{aligned} &12 = 1, {\color{red} 2}, 3, 4, 6, 12 \\\\ &16 = 1, {\color{red} 2}, 4, 8, 16 \\\\ &10 = 1, {\color{red} 2}, 5, 10 \end{aligned}
HCF (12,16,10) = 2
Dividing all the parts of the ratio by 2 , we get
Our solution is 6:8:5 .
Example 6: combining two ratios
Glass is made from silica, lime and soda. The ratio of silica to lime is 15:2. The ratio of silica to soda is 5:1. State the ratio of silica:lime:soda.
Glass is made from silica, lime and soda. The ratio of silica to lime is \bf{15:2.} The ratio of silica to soda is \bf{5:1.} State the ratio of silica:lime:soda .
We know the two ratios
We are trying to find the ratio of all 3 components: silica, lime and soda.
Using equivalent ratios we can say that the ratio of silica:soda is equivalent to 15:3 by multiplying the ratio by 3.
We now have the same amount of silica in both ratios and so we can now combine them to get the ratio 15:2:3.
Example 7: using bar modelling
India and Beau share some popcorn in the ratio of 5:2. If India has 75g more popcorn than Beau, what was the original quantity?
India and Beau share some popcorn in the ratio of \bf{5:2.} If India has \bf{75g} more popcorn than Beau , what was the original quantity?
We know that the initial ratio is 5:2 and that India has three more parts than Beau.
We want to find the original quantity.
Drawing a bar model of this problem, we have
Where India has 5 equal shares, and Beau has 2 equal shares.
Each share is the same value and so if we can find out this value, we can then find the total quantity.
From the question, India’s share is 75g more than Beau’s share so we can write this on the bar model.
We can find the value of one share by working out 75 \div 3=25g.
We can fill in each share to be 25g.
Adding up each share, we get
India = 5 \times 25=125g
Beau = 2 \times 25=50g
The total amount of popcorn was 125+50=175g.
Common misconceptions
- Mixing units
Make sure that all the units in the ratio are the same. For example, in example 6 , all the units in the ratio were in millilitres. We did not mix ml and l in the ratio.
- Ratio written in the wrong order
For example the number of dogs to cats is given as the ratio 12:13 but the solution is written as 13:12.
- Ratios and fractions confusion
Take care when writing ratios as fractions and vice-versa. Most ratios we come across are part:part. The ratio here of red:yellow is 1:2. So the fraction which is red is \frac{1}{3} (not \frac{1}{2} ).
- Counting the number of parts in the ratio, not the total number of shares
For example, the ratio 5:4 has 9 shares, and 2 parts. This is because the ratio contains 2 numbers but the sum of these parts (the number of shares) is 5+4=9. You need to find the value per share, so you need to use the 9 shares in your next line of working.
- Ratios of the form \bf{1:n}
The assumption can be incorrectly made that n must be greater than 1 , but n can be any number, including a decimal.
Practice ratio problem solving questions
1. An online shop sells board games and computer games. The ratio of board games to the total number of games sold in one month is 3:8. What is the ratio of board games to computer games?
8-3=5 computer games sold for every 3 board games.
2. The volume of gas is directly proportional to the temperature (in degrees Kelvin). A balloon contains 2.75l of gas and has a temperature of 18^{\circ}K. What is the volume of gas if the temperature increases to 45^{\circ}K?
3. The ratio of prime numbers to non-prime numbers from 1-200 is 45:155. Express this as a ratio in the form 1:n.
4. The angles in a triangle are written as the ratio x:2x:3x. Calculate the size of each angle.
5. A clothing company has a sale on tops, dresses and shoes. \frac{1}{3} of sales were for tops, \frac{1}{5} of sales were for dresses, and the rest were for shoes. Write a ratio of tops to dresses to shoes sold in its simplest form.
6. During one month, the weather was recorded into 3 categories: sunshine, cloud and rain. The ratio of sunshine to cloud was 2:3 and the ratio of cloud to rain was 9:11. State the ratio that compares sunshine:cloud:rain for the month.
Ratio problem solving GCSE questions
1. One mole of water weighs 18 grams and contains 6.02 \times 10^{23} water molecules.
Write this in the form 1gram:n where n represents the number of water molecules in standard form.
2. A plank of wood is sawn into three pieces in the ratio 3:2:5. The first piece is 36cm shorter than the third piece.
Calculate the length of the plank of wood.
5-3=2 \ parts = 36cm so 1 \ part = 18cm
3. (a) Jenny is x years old. Sally is 4 years older than Jenny. Kim is twice Jenny’s age. Write their ages in a ratio J:S:K.
(b) Sally is 16 years younger than Kim. Calculate the sum of their ages.
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- Relate the language of ratios and the associated calculations to the arithmetic of fractions and to linear functions
- Develop their mathematical knowledge, in part through solving problems and evaluating the outcomes, including multi-step problems
- Make and use connections between different parts of mathematics to solve problems
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Ratio word problems: A part from the whole
This collection of ratio word problems printable worksheets will require 6th grade and 7th grade students to find the parts from the given ratio and the whole. Set up the simple equation and solve the word problems.
Ratio word problems: The whole from the part
Based on one part of the number and the ratio provided in these word problems, the children need to find the share of the other part and the whole. There are five word problems in each worksheet.
Ratio word problems: Mixed bag
This set of assorted word problems for 7th grade and 8th grade students contains a mix of finding part-to-part, part-to-whole, and finding the ratio. Some word problems may require you to find the ratio based on the increase or decrease in quantity and vice versa.
Finding the Ratio from Pictographs
Use the key to find the total of each item. Read the pictograph and answer the word problems. The word problems are based on finding ratio between the quantities. Do not forget to reduce the ratio to the lowest term.
Finding the Ratio from Bar Graphs
The data provided in these bar graphs are borrowed from real-life scenarios. Read the bar graphs and write the ratio in the simplest form.
Finding the Ratio from Pie Graphs
The printable worksheet pdfs in this section contain ratio word problems based on pie graphs. Read the pie graph, find the ratio and solve the word problems.
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Algebra: Ratio Word Problems
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In these lessons, we will learn how to solve ratio word problems that have two-term ratios or three-term ratios.
Ratio problems are word problems that use ratios to relate the different items in the question.
The main things to be aware about for ratio problems are:
- Change the quantities to the same unit if necessary.
- Write the items in the ratio as a fraction .
- Make sure that you have the same items in the numerator and denominator.
Ratio Problems: Two-Term Ratios
Example 1: In a bag of red and green sweets, the ratio of red sweets to green sweets is 3:4. If the bag contains 120 green sweets, how many red sweets are there?
Solution: Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = number of red sweets.
Step 2: Solve the equation. Cross Multiply 3 × 120 = 4 × x 360 = 4 x
Answer: There are 90 red sweets.
Example 2: John has 30 marbles, 18 of which are red and 12 of which are blue. Jane has 20 marbles, all of them either red or blue. If the ratio of the red marbles to the blue marbles is the same for both John and Jane, then John has how many more blue marbles than Jane?
Solution: Step 1: Sentence: Jane has 20 marbles, all of them either red or blue. Assign variables: Let x = number of blue marbles for Jane 20 – x = number red marbles for Jane
Step 2: Solve the equation
Cross Multiply 3 × x = 2 × (20 – x ) 3 x = 40 – 2 x
John has 12 blue marbles. So, he has 12 – 8 = 4 more blue marbles than Jane.
Answer: John has 4 more blue marbles than Jane.
How To Solve Word Problems Using Proportions?
This is another word problem that involves ratio or proportion.
Example: A recipe uses 5 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If I want to make a recipe using 8 cups of flour. How much sugar should I use?
How To Solve Proportion Word Problems?
When solving proportion word problems remember to have like units in the numerator and denominator of each ratio in the proportion.
- Biologist tagged 900 rabbits in Bryer Lake National Park. At a later date, they found 6 tagged rabbits in a sample of 2000. Estimate the total number of rabbits in Bryer Lake National Park.
- Mel fills his gas tank up with 6 gallons of premium unleaded gas for a cost of $26.58. How much would it costs to fill an 18 gallon tank? 3 If 4 US dollars can be exchanged for 1.75 Euros, how many Euros can be obtained for 144 US dollars?
Ratio problems: Three-term Ratios
Example 1: A special cereal mixture contains rice, wheat and corn in the ratio of 2:3:5. If a bag of the mixture contains 3 pounds of rice, how much corn does it contain?
Solution: Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = amount of corn
Step 2: Solve the equation Cross Multiply 2 × x = 3 × 5 2 x = 15
Answer: The mixture contains 7.5 pounds of corn.
Example 2: Clothing store A sells T-shirts in only three colors: red, blue and green. The colors are in the ratio of 3 to 4 to 5. If the store has 20 blue T-shirts, how many T-shirts does it have altogether?
Solution: Step 1: Assign variables: Let x = number of red shirts and y = number of green shirts
Step 2: Solve the equation Cross Multiply 3 × 20 = x × 4 60 = 4 x x = 15
5 × 20 = y × 4 100 = 4 y y = 25
The total number of shirts would be 15 + 25 + 20 = 60
Answer: There are 60 shirts.
Algebra And Ratios With Three Terms
Let’s study how algebra can help us think about ratios with more than two terms.
Example: There are a total of 42 computers. Each computer runs one of three operating systems: OSX, Windows, Linux. The ratio of the computers running OSX, Windows, Linux is 2:5:7. Find the number of computers that are running each of the operating systems.
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What are ratios and proportions?
What skills are tested.
- Identifying and writing equivalent ratios
- Solving word problems involving ratios
- Solving word problems using proportions
How do we write ratios?
- The ratio of lemon juice to sugar is a part-to-part ratio. It compares the amount of two ingredients.
- The ratio of lemon juice to lemonade is a part-to-whole ratio. It compares the amount of one ingredient to the sum of all ingredients.
- Determine whether the ratio is part to part or part to whole.
- Calculate the parts and the whole if needed.
- Plug values into the ratio.
- Simplify the ratio if needed. Integer-to-integer ratios are preferred.
- 1 5 of the students on the varsity soccer team are lower-level students.
- 1 in 5 students on the varsity soccer team are lower-level students.
How do we use proportions?
- Write an equation using equivalent ratios.
- Plug in known values and use a variable to represent the unknown quantity.
- If the numeric part of one ratio is a multiple of the corresponding part of the other ratio, we can calculate the unknown quantity by multiplying the other part of the given ratio by the same number.
- If the relationship between the two ratios is not obvious, solve for the unknown quantity by isolating the variable representing it.
- (Choice A) 1 : 4 A 1 : 4
- (Choice B) 1 : 2 B 1 : 2
- (Choice C) 1 : 1 C 1 : 1
- (Choice D) 2 : 1 D 2 : 1
- (Choice E) 4 : 1 E 4 : 1
- (Choice A) 1 6 A 1 6
- (Choice B) 1 3 B 1 3
- (Choice C) 2 5 C 2 5
- (Choice D) 1 2 D 1 2
- (Choice E) 2 3 E 2 3
- Your answer should be
- an integer, like 6
- a simplified proper fraction, like 3 / 5
- a simplified improper fraction, like 7 / 4
- a mixed number, like 1 3 / 4
- an exact decimal, like 0.75
- a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2 / 3 pi
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40 \div 8=5 40 ÷ 8 = 5. Then you multiply each part of the ratio by 5. 5. 3\times 5:5\times 5=15 : 25 3 × 5: 5 × 5 = 15: 25. This means that Charlie will get 15 15 sweets and David will get 25 25 sweets. There can be ratio word problems involving different operations and types of numbers.
These Ratio Worksheets will produce problems where the students must write rates and unit rates from word phrases. These ratio worksheets will generate 10 Rates and Unit Rates problems per worksheet. These Ratio Worksheets are appropriate for 3rd Grade, 4th Grade, 5th Grade, 6th Grade, and 7th Grade. Ratios and Rates Worksheets.
Ratio Worksheets. Columns: Rows: (These determine the number of problems) Level: Level 1: write a ratio. Level 2: write a ratio and simplify it. Numbers used (only for levels 1 & 2): Range from to with step. Level 3: word problems.
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K5 Learning offers free worksheets, flashcards and inexpensive workbooks for kids in kindergarten to grade 5. Become a member to access additional content and skip ads. Ratio word problems. Students can use simple ratios to solve these word problems; the arithmetic is kept simple so as to focus on the understanding of the use of ratios.
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These worksheets feature basic and intermediate-level ratio activities. Look carefully at each picture and answer the question about the ratio of objects. Write each ratio three different ways. This worksheet has a picture of dogs, cats, turtles, and birds. Write ratios in the table to compare the number of each animal.
Download the set. Dividing Quantities into 3-Part Ratios. Add the three terms to find the total number of parts the quantity should be divided into. Multiply each term in the ratio with the unit rate and share the quantity in the given ratio. Download the set. Writing the Equivalent Ratios.
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Here you will find a range of problem solving worksheets about ratio. The sheets involve using and applying knowledge to ratios to solve problems. The sheets have been put in order of difficulty, with the easiest first. They are aimed at students in 6th grade. Each problem sheet comes complete with an answer sheet.
Common Core Connection for Grades 6 and 7. Understand the concept of ratio and describe the relationship between two quantities. Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems. Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities. Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent ...
Problem-Solving Skills The worksheet aims to enhance students' problem-solving skills. After careful practice, students should have the ability to interpret ratio word problems effectively and then apply their knowledge of ratios to solve these problems based on various topics and in real-life situations.
Ratio problem solving GCSE questions. 1. One mole of water weighs 18 18 grams and contains 6.02 \times 10^ {23} 6.02 × 1023 water molecules. Write this in the form 1gram:n 1gram: n where n n represents the number of water molecules in standard form. (3 marks)
Ratio Word Problem Worksheets. We are delighted to share this set of extensively well-researched ratio word problem worksheets which will help students in grade 5 through grade 8 to grasp the basics of ratio calculations. These printable worksheets include simple theme-based ratio word problems, finding the ratio between two quantities, word ...
The main things to be aware about for ratio problems are: Change the quantities to the same unit if necessary. Write the items in the ratio as a fraction. Make sure that you have the same items in the numerator and denominator. Ratio Problems: Two-Term Ratios. Example 1: In a bag of red and green sweets, the ratio of red sweets to green sweets ...
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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities. A proportion is an equality of two ratios. To write a ratio: Determine whether the ratio is part to part or part to whole. Calculate the parts and the whole if needed. Plug values into the ratio. Simplify the ratio if needed.
When you left, the ratio was 1:13. That is above most standard preschool ratios of 1:12 or 1:10. Problem: Yes. Solution: Communicate. You must talk to Shayla and your administrator. You do not need to reveal the details, but you must let them know that you have medical needs. You put children at risk when you leave the classroom out of ratio.
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