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Riddles
100

There are 16 girls to 18 boys. What is the ratio ?

2:3

100

If Nora drives 50 miles in 2 hours, what is her rate (speed per hour).

What is 25 miles per hour.

100

Stig can choose 3 apple pies for $9

 or 6 apple pies for $19. Which is the better deal?

3 Apple pies


100
Determine if each pair of ratios or rates is equivalent. $3 for 6 bagels; $9 for 24 bagels
No; since the unit rates $0.50/1 bagel and $0.38/1 bagel, are not the same, the rates are not equivalent.
100

What month of the year has 28 days?

All of them

200

Nate has 25 red M&Ms and 15 green M&Ms, what is the ratio of red to green?

What is 5:3

200

Caira bought a package of three T-shirts for $18.00 What is the unit price per T-shirt? 

$6.00

200

Ada can get 5 cans of Arizona Tea for $6 or

6 cans for $7. Which is the better deal?

6 cans of Arizona Tea

200
Determine if each pair of ratios or rates is equivalent. 96 words typed in 3 minutes; 160 words typed in 5 minutes.
Yes; since the unit rates are the same, 32 words/1 minute, the rates are equivalent.
200

What is full of holes but still holds water?

A sponge

300

The ratio of catfish to trout in Jordon's

pond is 1 to 3. If there are 200 catfish in the

pond, how many trout are there?

600

300

If Zach bought 10 bags of hot cheetos for $3.50, then how much does 1 bag cost?

What is $0.35

300

28 stickers for $15

40 stickers for $20

40 stickers

300
Determine if each pair of ratios or rates is equivalent. 288 miles on 12 gallons of fuel; 240 miles on 10 gallons of fuel.
Yes; since the ratios share the same unit rate, the number of miles driven and the number of gallons of fuel form equivalent ratios.
300

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old. What am I?

A candle

400

In Brooklynn's math class, there are 12 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys in Jane's math class?

5:4

400

Zeke bought a 5-pound can of peanuts for $12.50. What is the unit price?

$0.90

400

3 months subscription for $20

12 month subscription for $80

They are equal

400
Determine if each pair of ratios or rates is equivalent. 16 out of 28 students own pets; 240 out of 560 students own pets
No the ratios are not equivalent.
400

What is always in front of you but can’t be seen?

The future

500

If there are 35 students and 7 teachers in the middle school, what is the ratio of teachers to students

1 to 5

500

Avery bought a box of 20 pretzel rods for $4.40. What is the price per pretzel rod?

$0.22

500

Charity can buy 2 kittens for $25 or 5 kittens for $55. Which is the better deal

5 kittens for $55

500
Determine if each pair of ratios or rates is equivalent. 8 pairs of socks for $12; 3 pairs of socks for $6
No the ratios are not equivalent.
500

What goes up but never comes down?

Your age

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