Writing Ratios
Equivalent Ratios
Converting Measurements
Word Problems
Mystery
100
Marlen has 14 apples and 18 bananas. The ratio of apples to bananas is ____ : _____
14:18
100
Are these ratios equivalent? Why or why not? 1:3 = 6:18
Yes, because both sides can be multiplied by the same number (6) to get 6:18.
100
State whether the following can be converted and explain why or why not. 8 feet and 19 inches
Yes, they can be converted because both are measurements of distance (length).
100
Bryan has 20 colored pencils and 40 markers. What is the ratio of the number of colored pencils to the number of markers? Write your answer in simplest form.
1:2 (the simplest form of 20:40)
100
Write the ratio in simplest form. 12:16
3:4
200
Aldahir has 9 baseballs and 7 soccer balls. The ratio of the number of soccer balls to the number of baseballs is ________ : _______.
7:9
200
Are these ratios equivalent? Why or why not? 2:5 = 10:15
No, because both sides cannot be multiplied or divided by the same number to get 10:15.
200
State whether the following can be converted and explain why or why not. 9kg and 7m
No, because the kilograms is a way to measure weight, and meters is a way to measure distance.
200
Lupita has 30 popsicles. Out of all the popsicles, 14 are cherry and the rest are grape. What is the ratio of the number of cherry popsicles to the number of grape popsicles? Write the ratio in simplest form.
7:8 (the simplest form of 14:16).
200
Write the ratio in simplest form. 36:12.
3:1
300
Corine has 8 cups of orange juice and 9 cups of pineapple juice. The ratio of the number of cups of orange juice to the total number of cups of juice is ____ : ____.
8:17
300
Which of these ratios is equivalent to 5:4? Select all that apply. • 10 : 8 • 9 : 8 • 3 : 1 • 15 : 12
10:8 and 15:12 are equivalent to 5:4.
300
State whether the following can be converted and explain why or why not. 14 miles and 4 liters
No, because miles is a measurement of distance, and liters is a measurement of volume.
300
The ratio of kilometers to miles is 1:0.62. Lizbeth lives 14km away from Lilly. How many miles away does Lizbeth live from Lilly?
She lives 8.68 miles away.
300
The ratio of cups of water to cups of flour is 2:3. If I have one cup of water, how many cups of flour do I need?
1 cup of water : 3/2 cups of flour (Because you need to divide both sides of the ratio given by 2)
400
Charlie has a collection of comic books. 4 of them are Naruto, 7 of them are Spiderman, and 3 of them are Bleach. The ratio of Naruto comic books to the total number of comic books is ____ : ____.
4 : 14
400
Which of these ratios is equivalent to 4:3? Select all that apply. • 3 : 4 • 12 : 9 • 1 : 3/4 • 8 : 6
12:9, 1:3/4, and 8:6 are equivalent to 4:3.
400
The ratio of yards to inches is 1 : 36. If Jesus walks 14 yards, how many inches does he walk?
He walks 504 inches.
400
A deer and a bear weigh a total of 260 pounds. The ratio of the weight of the deer to the weight of the bear is 3:7. What is the weight of the deer?
The deer weighs 78 pounds.
400
To make fruit punch, Helen uses cranberry juice and apple juice. For every 4 cups of cranberry juice, she needs 6 cups of apple juice. If she has 5 cups of cranberry juice, how much apple juice will she need?
She will need 7.5 (or 7 1/2) cups of milk.
500
Andy has 18 Seahawks shirts. 8 of them are blue and the rest are green. The ratio of green Seahawks shirts to the total number of Seahawks shirts is ___ : ____.
10 : 18
500
Which of these ratios is equivalent to 5:7? Select all that apply. • 10 : 14 • 14 : 10 • 1 : 7/5 • 5/7 : 1
10:14, 1:7/5, and 5/7:1 are equivalent to 5:7
500
The ratio of miles to kilometers is 0.62 : 1. If Ms. Greene drives 34 kilometers to work every day, how many miles does she drive?
She drives 21.08 miles.
500
A recipe for horchata needs 180 cups of liquid. The ratio of the cups of milk to the cups of rice-water needed is 4:6. How many cups of milk are needed?
72 cups of milk are needed
500
To make lemonade, the ratio of cups of water to cups of lemon juice is 3:1. If Sofia only uses 1 cup of water, how much lemon juice should she use?
She should use 1/3 of a cup of lemon juice.
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