This math topic focuses on calculating equivalent ratios, particularly in the context of scaling down recipes or mixing quantities. The problems involve determining the necessary amount of one ingredient when given a specific amount of another, maintaining the original ratio. Each question presents a scenario involving ratios with decimal quantities, such as milliliters of ingredients in recipes or paint mixtures, requiring ratio calculation and decimal manipulation skills to solve.
Work on practice problems directly here, or download the printable pdf worksheet to practice offline.
Complete these online problems with 80% or 4 correct answers in a row. Results are immediate.
This sauce needs 1 ml of mustard for every 11 ml of ketchup. How much mustard is needed if you have 2.75 ml of ketchup
Math worksheet on 'Ratios - Equivalent, Shrinking Recipes with Integer Multiples - Decimals (Level 2)'. Part of a broader unit on 'Rates and Ratios - Practice' Learn online: app.mobius.academy/math/units/rates_and_ratios_practice/ |
This sundae needs 1 ml of strawberry for every 3 ml of chocolate. How much strawberry is needed if you have 1.5 ml of chocolate |
0.5 ml |
0.25 ml |
2 ml |
0.75 ml |
This smoothie needs 1 ml of peach for every 18 ml of lime. How much peach is needed if you have 6 ml of lime |
0.33 ml |
1.17 ml |
0.58 ml |
1.42 ml |
This paint color needs 1 ml of blue for every 4 ml of magenta. How much blue is needed if you have 2 ml of magenta |
0.5 ml |
1.5 ml |
0.75 ml |
1 ml |
This sauce needs 1 ml of mustard for every 33 ml of ketchup. How much mustard is needed if you have 8.25 ml of ketchup |
0.25 ml |
1.75 ml |
1.25 ml |
2 ml |
This smoothie needs 1 ml of peach for every 17 ml of lime. How much peach is needed if you have 4.25 ml of lime |
0.25 ml |
1.5 ml |
1.25 ml |
1 ml |
This smoothie needs 1 ml of peach for every 10 ml of lime. How much peach is needed if you have 5 ml of lime |
0.5 ml |
1.5 ml |
0.75 ml |
1.25 ml |
This sundae needs 1 ml of strawberry for every 15 ml of chocolate. How much strawberry is needed if you have 7.5 ml of chocolate |
0.5 ml |
1 ml |
1.25 ml |
2.25 ml |