6th_grade_ratio_assessment.docx

Sixth Grade Proportional Reasoning –

Assessment

Name ______________________________ Date ___________________

Directions: Write a ratio for each problem.

1. The grocery store only had 28 bag of trail mix, 15 bags of chips and 12 bags of cookies.

a. write a ratio for cookies to trailmix ________________________________

b. write a ratio for chips to cookies ________________________________

c. write a ratio for chips to trailmix ________________________________

2. The students in Ms. Lee’s class at Pine Tree Elementary School either walked or rode the bus to school. The number of students that ride the bus to school is 12, and the number of students who walk to school is 9. What is the ratio of the number of students who walk to school to the number of students who ride the bus.

3. John had 18 colored pencils. She had 6 purple, 5 blue and 7 brown pencils.

a. What is the ratio of blue pencils to brown pencils? ______________________

b. What is the ratio of blue to purple pencils? ______________________

c. What is the ratio of purple to brown pencils? ______________________

d. What is the ratio of blue to total amount of pencils _____________________

Directions: Solve each problem. Use pictures, words or a table to support your answer.

4. Brian has 2 yellow pencil for every 6 red pencil. How many yellow pencils does Brian have if he has 34 red pencils?

5. Holly bought 24 apples for $8. How many apples could Holly buy for $4?

6. The daycare has 75 children going on a picnic. They need 4 adults for every 25 students. How many adults are needed at the picnic?

4. A mother made 250 cookies for a bake sale. Each person can buy 2 cookies for $1. How many cookies did she sell, if she made $75?