SSAT Math Practice Test 52: Ratios

1. In a jar of lollipops, the ratio of red lollipops to blue lollipops is 3:5. If only red lollipops and blue lollipops are in the jar and if the total number of lollipops in the jar is 56, how many blue lollipops are in the jar?

• A. 35
• B. 28
• C. 21
• D. 8
• E. 5

2. At Jed's Country Hotel, there are three types of rooms: singles, doubles, and triples. If the ratio of singles to doubles to triples is 3:4:5, and the total number of rooms is 36, how many doubles are there?

• A. 4
• B. 9
• C. 12
• D. 24
• E. 36

3. Matt's Oak Superstore has exactly three times as many large oak desks as small oak desks in its inventory. If the store sells only these two types of desks, which could be the total number of desks in stock?

• A. 10
• B. 13
• C. 16
• D. 18
• E. 25

4. In Janice's tennis club, 8 of the 12 players are right-handed. What is the ratio of right-handed to left-handed players in Janice's club?

• A. 1:2
• B. 1:6
• C. 2:1
• D. 2:3
• E. 3:4

5. One-half of the 400 students at Booth Junior High School are girls. Of the girls at the school, the ratio of those who ride a school bus to those who walk is 7:3. What is the total number of girls who walk to school?

• A. 10
• B. 30
• C. 60
• D. 120
• E. 140

6. A pet goat eats 2 pounds of goat food and 1 pound of grass each day. When the goat has eaten a total of 15 pounds, how many pounds of grass will it have eaten?

• A. 3
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 15
• E. 30