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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
Are the ratios 14/35 and 20/50 equivalent?
Yes they are. Their common ratio is 2:5.
100

A car travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is its unit rate as a speed using the word per?

60 miles per hour

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

Of the 15 children at the park, 12 children are riding bikes and 3 children are riding scooters. What is the ratio of bikes to children? WRITE 3 WAYS!

12:3  12 to 3  12/3

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

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

300

In a recipe contest, the ratio of sugar to lemon juice is 4 to 3. In another recipe, the ratio of sugar to lemon juice is 8 to 5. Do they taste the same? Why or why not?

4:3 = 8:6 not 8:5. So the second recipe tastes sweeter.

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 11:20. The total number of students who voted was 60. How many votes did the winner get?

33 students voted for the winner

400

A store has soap on sale, 4 for $14. Another store has soap on sale 6 for $18. Which is the better buy?

6 for $18 = $3 per soap

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 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.
500

A skateboard goes 90 meters in 30 seconds. A scooter goes 170 meters in 60 seconds. Which travels faster?

The skateboard, because it goes 3 meters per second.

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