Ratio Word Problems worksheet with 10 questions on finding and applying ratios in various real-life scenarios.

Explanation:
Let’s go through each problem one by one and fill in the blanks.

1) “For every 5 boys on a softball team there is 1 girl.”
That means: boys : girls = 5 : 1
So the ratio of boys to girls is 5:1.

2) “The ratio of male to female birds in a bird cage was 5:2.”
This means for every 5 males, there are 2 females.
So: For every 5 males there are 2 females.

3) “At the carnival the ratio of rides to games was 9:8.”
Rides : games = 9 : 8
So: For every 8 games there are 9 rides.

4) “In a bag of candy for every 3 chocolate pieces there are 7 sugar pieces.”
Chocolate : sugar = 3 : 7
So the ratio of chocolate pieces to sugar pieces is 3:7.

5) “At the burger shop the ratio of regular sodas sold to diet sodas sold was 7:1.”
Regular : diet = 7 : 1
So: For every 1 diet soda sold there is 7 regular soda sold.

6) “At the malt shop the ratio of hotdogs sold to hamburgers sold was 7:5.”
Hotdogs : hamburgers = 7 : 5
So: For every 5 hamburgers sold there were 7 hotdogs sold.

7) “At the pet store the ratio of dogs to cats was 6:4.”
Dogs : cats = 6 : 4
So: For every 4 cats there are 6 dogs.

8) “For every 8 Wii games Sarah owned she had 4 PS3 games. What is her ratio of Wii games to PS3 games?”
Wii : PS3 = 8 : 4 → simplify by dividing both by 4 → 2:1

9) “The ratio of cars to trucks in a parking lot was 4:7. For every ___ cars there were ___ trucks.”
Cars : trucks = 4 : 7
So: For every 4 cars there were 7 trucks.

10) “At an icecream shop the ratio of chocolate cones sold to vanilla cones sold was 1:2. For every ___ vanilla cone sold there were ___ chocolate cones sold.”
Chocolate : vanilla = 1 : 2
So: For every 2 vanilla cones sold there were 1 chocolate cone sold.

Now double-check all:

1) 5:1 ✔
2) 5, 2 ✔
3) 8, 9 ✔
4) 3:7 ✔
5) 1, 7 ✔
6) 5, 7 ✔
7) 4, 6 ✔
8) 2:1 ✔
9) 4, 7 ✔
10) 2, 1 ✔

All correct.

Final Answer:
1) 5:1
2) 5, 2
3) 8, 9
4) 3:7
5) 1, 7
6) 5, 7
7) 4, 6
8) 2:1
9) 4, 7
10) 2, 1