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100

Write the ratio.

6:4

100

Find the missing part of the ratio.


9

100
Find the unit rate.


6 kittens in 3 boxes.

2 kittens per box.

100

Which is the better buy?

A.  4 pens for $2.

B.  12 pens for $9.

4/2= $2 for 1 pen

12/9= $3 for 1 pen

OPTION B is the better buy.

100

TRIVIA

How many planets are in our solar system?

8

200


Write the ratio.

2:6

200

Find the miss parts of each ratio.

8  and 9

4:3, 8:6, 12: 9

200

find the unit rate.

18 necklaces made in 3 hours.

6 necklaces per hour.

200

Which is the better buy?

A. $2.64 for 6 ounces of toothpaste

B. $3.60 for 8 ounces of toothpaste

A. $.44 per ounce

B. $.45 per ounce

OPTION A is your better buy

200

Write a rate that represents the situation.

ex. 1 inch every 3 years

300

Find the smallest version of this ratio.

24 pencils: 10 pens

12 pencils: 5 pens

300

Find the missing parts of the ratios.

8 and 40.

5:4, 10: 8, 40 : 32

300
Find the unit rate.


$12.50 for 5 ounces.

$2.50 per ounce.

300

Which is the better buy?

A. $3.75 for 3 apples

B. $4.50 for 5 apples

A. $1.25 per apple

B. $.90 per apple

OPTION B IS THE BETTER BUY!

300

Write a rate that represents the situation.

ex. 19 students for every 8 computers.

400

During a checkers game, there are 16 pieces left.  The ratio of black to red is 3:5.  How many black pieces are on the board?

Explain how you found your answer.

6 black game pieces 

400

Find the missing values in the ratio table.

4 and 20

10: 8, 5:4, 20:16

400

Your neighbor pays you $17 for every 2 hours you work.  You work 8 hours on Saturday.  How much does your neighbor pay you?

$68 dollars.  ($8.50 per hour)

400

TRIVIA

What video game features a blue hedgehog collecting rings?

Sonic the Hedgehog

400

TRIVIA/RIDDLE

What has keys but can't open locks?

A piano

500

There are 48 students in school play.  The ratio of boys to girls is 5:7.  How many more girls than boys are in the play?  Explain how you found your answer.

8 more girls

This answer was found by dividing 48 by 12 and then multiplying both 5 and 7 by 4.  I subtracted 28 and 20 to get 8 more girls.

500

Find the missing values in the ratio table.

3 and 48

12:16, 3:4, 36:48

500

Are these rates equivalent?

35 heartbeats in 25 minutes

14 heartbeats in 10 minutes

1.4 = 1.4

Yes, they are the same.

500

Which car gets the better gas mileage?

A. 180 miles using 6 gallons of gas.

B. 175 miles using 7 gallons of gas.


A. 30 miles per gallon

B. 25 miles per gallon

OPTION A gets better gas mileage per gallon.

500

TRIVIA/RIDDLE

What can you catch but not throw?

A cold

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