Ratios
Equivalent Ratios
Double Numberlines
Comparing Ratios
100
In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.
What is 2/5 or 4/10
100
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
100

Show the following on a double numberline.

If there are 3 cats for every 5 dogs, how many cats would there be if there were 25 dogs? 

15 cats

100
Of the 15 children at the park, 12 children are riding bikes and 3 children are riding scooters. What s the ratio of bikes to children? WRITE 3 WAYS!
12 to 15 12/15 12:15
200
Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
80 min.
200

Justin can make 3 snowmen in 21 minutes. How many minutes does it take Justin to make 9 snowmen? 

Show your work on a double numberline!

63 minutes or 1 hour and 3 minutes. 

200
A car can travel 600 miles on 20 gallons of gas. What is the unit rate of miles per gallon for this car?
30 to 1
300
The 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
300
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
300

Sam went ice skating. He did 20 jumps in 4 minutes. At this same rate, how many jumps can Sam do in 20 minutes? 

Show your work on a double number line.

100 jumps!

300
The ratio of cups of peas to cups of carrots is 3 to 2. Write 3 equivalent ratios.
6 to 4, 12 to 8, 15 to 10
400
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
400

Jason and Frannie have a lemonade stand. They earn $10 for every 5 cups of lemonade they sell. Create a table to correctly show how much they earn for selling 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 cups of lemonade. 

table should be 

cups.   1  2  3  4  5

$.       2.  4. 6. 8. 10

400

Jennifer made some paper snowflakes. For every 5 white snowflakes, she makes 4 blue snowflakes. If she makes 55 white snowflakes, how many blue snowflakes will she make? 

Use a double number line to show your work! 

44 blue snowflakes

400
Ahmad'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
500
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
500
Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.
320 crates
500

In basketball, Katrina makes 5 out of every 20 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 40 free throws, she should make 12 of them. Is the coach's claim correct?

Prove if this is correct or incorrect with a double number line. 

No the coach is not correct, she should make 10 of them, not 12. 

500

A recipe uses 2 cups of chopped onions, 6 cups of chopped tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. How many cups of tomato are needed to triple the recipe? Explain.

18, because 6 X 3 = 18.

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