Ratios & Ratio Language Worksheets, Grade 6 (6.RP.A.1) – Free PDF + Answer Key

First page of the ratios & ratio language practice worksheet

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Key idea

A bowl has 4 muffins and 6 rolls. Ratio of muffins to rolls = 4 to 6 (4:6). In words: for every 4 muffins there are 6 rolls. (Keep the order you name them in.)

Sample problems

5 cats and 3 dogs. Write the ratio of cats to dogs.
8 pencils and 6 erasers. Write the ratio of erasers to pencils.
A bag has 7 red and 9 green marbles. Write the ratio of red to green using a colon.
A parking lot has 10 cars and 4 trucks. Write the ratio of cars to trucks, then describe it with “for every.”

Common mistakes to watch for

Reversed the order to 7:4 — in ratio language the order must match the words (red to blue).
Wrote boys to girls (12:15) — didn’t follow the requested order.
Reversed to 3:2, or dropped the flour-to-egg order when describing it.

The answer key explains each one, so you can tell what a wrong answer means.

How to use this set

Teach with the slides (about 15 minutes), or watch the video together.
Practice with the worksheet. Questions climb from fluency to application to reasoning.
Check understanding with the exit ticket, and send the homework home.
Mark with the answer key — each answer shows the steps and the most likely mistake.