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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

Are the ratios 12/24 and 20/40 equivalent?

Yes they are. Their common ratio is 1:2.

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? 

12 to 15   or

12/15   or

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 1 mile?

20 min.

200

The ratio 7:12 as a fraction

7/12 

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

In the workbench drawer, the ratio of hex bolts to all bolts is 3:4. If there are 12 hex bolts, how many bolts are there total in the drawer?

16

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

3 buses can carry 90 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.

150 people

400

In a recent student government election, the ratio of students who voted for the winner to all the students who voted was 0.55. The number of students who voted was 60. How many votes did the winner get?

33 students voted for the winner

400

Ahmad's mom prepares a recipe with 5 peaches and 4 apples. If she wants to double the recipe, how many peaches and apples will she need?

10 peaches and 8 apples

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 10 out of every 20 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 40 free throws, she should make 18 of them. Is the coach's claim correct?

No the coach is not correct.

500

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? Explain.

18, because 6 X 3 = 18.

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