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Calculate Ratios
Practice Problems
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1. If there are 20 cats and 25 dogs in an animal hospital, what is the ratio of cats to dogs?
2. 30 girls and boys have planned for a picnic. There is a ratio of 7 girls to 3 boys. How many girls are there?
3. The ratio of marbles to stones in a large pot is 6 to 7. If there are 42 marbles, then how many stones are there?
4. If a TV costs $175 and two friends shared the cost of it at a ratio of 2:3, how much did each person pay?
5. Taylor and Mark share some money in the ratio 2:3. Taylor’s share is $110. How much is Mark’s share?
6. There are 600 learners in a school. The ratio of girls to boys is 3:5. How many girls are there in the school?
BONUS: A small theater sold 72 tickets to a play. The ratio of adults to children is 4:1. The ratio of adults to seniors is 4:3. How many children, adults, and seniors were at the play?
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