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A fruit basket contains 6 red apples and 9 green apples. What is the ratio of the number of red apples to the number of green apples?
a) 6:9
b) 9:6
c) 6:15
d) 15:6

Bob made 32 thin-crust pizzas and 12 thick-crust pizzas. What is the ratio of thin-crust to the total number of pizzas?
a) 12:32
b) 32:12
c) 32:44
d) 12:44

A theater sold 40 tickets. 30 of the tickets were adults, and the remaining were children. What is the ratio of adult tickets to children tickets?
a) 40:10
b) 10:40
c) 10:30
d) 30:10

There are 16 tables. 7 of the tables are full, and the rest are empty. What is the ratio of empty tables to total tables?
a) 16:9
b) 9:16
c) 7:16
d) 16:7

2 roses are blossoming, and 21 roses are not blossoming. What is the ratio of roses that are blossoming to total roses?
a) 2:21
b) 2:23
c) 21:2
d) 19:2

There are 23 people participating in a marathon. 15 of the people are men, and the rest are women. What is the ratio of women to men?
a) 23:38
b) 8:15
c) 15:8
d) 23:15

A teacher is planning a field trip. 20 students want to go to the aquarium, and 11 students want to go to the zoo. What is the ratio of students who want to go to the zoo to total students?
a) 11:31
b) 9:31
c) 31:9
d) 31:11

Ryan backed 80 brownies. 45 had almonds, and the rest had skittles. What is the ratio of brownies that had skittles to total brownies?
a) 80:35
b) 45:80
c) 125:45
d) 35:80

Ryan backed 80 brownies. 45 had almonds, and the rest had skittles. What is the ratio of brownies that had almonds to total brownies?
a) 35:80
b) 45:80
c) 80:45
d) 45:125

Tara hikes for 5 miles, and then runs the rest. She travels a total of 8 miles. What is the ratio of miles that she runs to the miles that she hikes?
a) 5:8
b) 5:3
c) 3:5
d) 3:8

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