FAST Practice Quiz: Understanding Ratios

Grade 6 Mathematics | Standards: MA.6.AR.1.1, MA.6.AR.1.2

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Directions: Read each question carefully. For multiple choice questions, fill in the circle next to your answer. For questions that say "Select ALL that apply," you may need to choose more than one answer.
Question 1
A bag contains 8 red marbles and 12 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in simplest form?
Question 2
Look at these shapes:
What is the ratio of green circles to total circles?
Question 3
A recipe uses 3 cups of flour for every 2 cups of sugar. If Maria uses 12 cups of flour, how many cups of sugar does she need?
Question 4
Select ALL that apply.
Which ratios are equivalent to 4:6?
Question 5
The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:7. If there are 35 girls in the class, how many boys are there?
Question 6
Which statement correctly describes what the ratio 3/5 means in the context: "The ratio of cats to dogs at a pet store is 3/5"?

Score

Questions 1-3, 5-6: 1 point each | Question 4: 1 point for all correct

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