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Writing Ratios from Pictures and Quantities

Write each ratio in the form the question asks for.

ExampleA box has 12 red marbles and 10 blue marbles. What is the ratio of blue marbles to all the marbles? (Write as a to b.)
10 to 22
Answer: 10 to 22
  1. 1.A box has 9 red marbles and 7 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red to blue marbles? (Write as a to b.)
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  2. 2.A box has 2 blue marbles and 10 red marbles. What is the ratio of blue marbles to all the marbles? (Write as a to b.)
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  3. 3.A basket has 12 red apples and 3 green apples. What is the ratio of red apples to all the apples? (Write as a:b.)
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  4. 4.A box has 10 red marbles and 1 blue marbles. What is the ratio of blue marbles to all the marbles? (Write as a to b.)
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  5. 5.A cup has 3 black pencils and 5 yellow pencils. What is the ratio of black to yellow pencils? (Write as a:b.)
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  6. 6.A box has 6 blue marbles and 6 red marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to all the marbles? (Write as a/b.)
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  7. 7.A basket has 4 green apples and 3 red apples. What is the ratio of green apples to all the apples? (Write as a:b.)
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  8. 8.A cup has 7 black pencils and 8 yellow pencils. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to all the pencils? (Write as a/b.)
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  9. 9.A cup has 7 black pencils and 4 yellow pencils. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to all the pencils? (Write as a/b.)
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  10. 10.A tank has 8 white fish and 9 orange fish. What is the ratio of white fish to all the fish? (Write as a:b.)
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  11. 11.A box has 11 red marbles and 8 blue marbles. What is the ratio of red to blue marbles? (Write as a to b.)
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  12. 12.A cup has 12 black pencils and 8 yellow pencils. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to all the pencils? (Write as a/b.)
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  13. 13.A box has 5 blue marbles and 3 red marbles. What is the ratio of red marbles to all the marbles? (Write as a/b.)
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  14. 14.A cup has 3 black pencils and 8 yellow pencils. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to all the pencils? (Write as a:b.)
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