Ratios and rates in real life

What you’ll practice

Ratios and rates show up everywhere—from comparing prices to scaling a recipe—so this quiz focuses on everyday scenarios you can picture.

Each question is multiple-choice with 4 options and no timer, so you can take time to set up the relationship, simplify, and check units.

Difficulty and quiz settings

Difficulty is mixed on purpose: you’ll see straightforward ratio comparisons alongside multi-step unit-rate and proportional reasoning problems.

Before you start, choose how many questions you want to answer and select a difficulty level that matches your comfort zone (or keep it mixed for a balanced workout).

Common pitfalls to avoid

• Mixing up part-to-part and part-to-whole ratios
• Forgetting to keep units consistent (minutes vs hours, grams vs kilograms)
• Dividing the wrong way when finding a unit rate
• Simplifying incorrectly or skipping a common factor
• Rounding too early and drifting away from the exact value

Tips for better accuracy

Write the ratio in words first ("dollars per item" or "miles per hour"), then translate it into numbers; it helps prevent reversed rates.

When you’re stuck between two options, estimate quickly to see which answer is reasonable before doing the full calculation.