Ratios
There are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars, to the total number of shapes?
2/5 or 4/10
What is Miss Tetto's favorite sports team?
New York Yankees
5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement.
What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.
36 shovels of gravel
Are the ratios 14/35 and 20/50 equivalent?
Yes they are. Their common ratio is 2:5.
Of the 15 children at the park, 12 children are riding bikes and 3 children are riding scooters. What is the ratio of bikes to children? WRITE 3 WAYS!
12 to 15, 12/15, 12:15
Jack blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons, to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
Miss Tetto's birthday is in the summer. What is her birthday? (Optional: Extra 100 points for the year, too!)
July 26, 1998
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 minutes. How long will it will take her to walk 4 miles?
80 minutes
Write the ratio 7:12 as a fraction and a decimal rounded to the hundredths place.
7/12 and 0.58
A car can travel 600 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How many miles per gallon can the car travel? (Hint: Divide!)
30 miles per gallon
A recipe calls for 2 eggs, 8 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of oil, and a pinch of salt. What is the ratio of cups of flour to eggs?
8:2 OR 4:1
How many siblings does Miss Tetto have?
2
Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern.
What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles?
1:2 or 6:12
In the workbench drawer, the ratio of hex bolts to all bolts is 0.06. Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
3/50
The ratio of cups of peas to cups of carrots is 3 to 2. Write 3 equivalent ratios. (Answers may vary!)
Examples: 6 to 4, 12 to 8, 15 to 10
There are 10 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
3 white rabbits
What college did Miss Tetto attend?
Ramapo College of New Jersey
30 buses can carry 1,500 people.
How many people can 5 buses hold?
250 people
In an election, the ratio of people who voted for the winner to all the people who voted was 4:6 There were 60 people that voted in all.
How many votes did the winner get?
40 votes
Harry's mom prepares a plate with 5 peaches and 4 apples for 6 students in his study group.
What is the ratio of fruit to students written as a fraction?
9/6 OR 3/2
There are 5 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
3 mice
Miss Tetto's favorite artist is Harry Styles. How many Harry Styles concerts has she been to?
(If you are within the range of 2 concerts, you will get the full 500 points)
26
Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates.
How many crates can 8 trucks carry?
320 crates
Katrina makes 12 out of 20 free throws.
Her coach claims that if she tries 42 free throws, she should make 18 of them.
Is the coach's claim correct?
No, the coach is not correct.
A recipe uses 2 cups of chopped onions, 6 cups of chopped tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 3 potatoes.
How many cups of tomato are need to triple the recipe?
18