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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 12:30 and 50:125 equivalent?

Yes they are. Their common ratio is 2:5.

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

Omari can run 5 wind-sprints in 12 minutes. What is the amount of time it will take him to run 15 wind-sprints.

He will run 15 wind-sprints in 36 minutes because 15 is 5x3 and 12x3 is 36.

200
The ratio 7:12 as a fraction and a decimal rounded to the hundredths.
7/12 and 0.58
200

A car can travel 225 miles on a 45 minute charge of electricity. What is the unit rate of miles per charging minutes for this car?

5 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 0.06. Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.

3/50

300

Talima's ratio of shots made to shots missed is 8 to 3. Write 3 equivalent ratios.

16 to 6, 24 to 9, 32 to 12

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
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 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 cat had kittens he wants to give to his friends. 5 kittens have stripes, 7 are orange and he has 9 friends. What is the ratio of kittens to friends written as a fraction?

12/9 OR 4/3

500

There are 16 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 1:3. How many black mice are in the cage?

There are 12 black mice in the cage.

500

Jolene's Sweet Treats transports candy in boxes. It takes 3 trucks to carry 300 boxes. What is the number of boxes that 8 trucks can carry.

8 trucks can carry 800 boxes.

500

In basketball, Katrina makes 22 out of every 50 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 90 free throws, she should make 45 of them. Is the coach's claim correct? Explain.

No the coach is not correct. Explanations may vary.

500

A recipe uses 2 cups of chopped onions and 3 potatoes. How many cups of potatoes are needed if the chef is using 48 cups of onions? Explain.

72, because 24 X 3 = 72.

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