Ratios
In a drawing, there are 3 circles, 4 stars, and 3 triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.
What is 4:10 or 2:5 (pronounced 4 to 10)
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 reduced ratio is 2:5.
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
Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
80 min.
The ratio 7:12 as a fraction and a decimal rounded to the hundredths.
7/12 and 0.58
What is the scale factor of these equivalent ratios
5:7 = 40:56
The scale factor is 8 because you multiply the first ratio by 8 to get the second ratio.
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
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.
6/100 in simplest form is 3/50
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
There are 20 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
6 white rabbits
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 people
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 (you can do 0.55 x 60)
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
There are 12 pink mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
18 black mice
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
In basketball, Katrina makes 12 out of every 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 because 12/20 (60%) is not equal to 18/42 (42.9%)
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 cups X 3 = 18.