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100

In a bag of marbles, there are 12 small marbles, 7 medium marbles, and 1 large marble. What is the ratio of large marbles to small marbles. 

1:12

100

The animal shelter says the ratio of cats to dogs is 2:3. If there are 12 dogs, how many cats are there?

8 cats

100

A car went 124 miles in 4 hours. What was the cars rate of speed in miles per hour?

31 mph

100

A store is selling 6 cookies for $3. How much would 10 cookies cost?

$5 for 10 cookies

100

Convert 24 inches into feet. 1 ft = 12 inches

2 feet

200

In a bowl of M&Ms, there were 5 greens, 7 oranges, 8 reds, and 3 browns. What is the ratio of the number of oranges to the total number of M&Ms?

7 : 23

200

At a school, the ratio of boys to girls is 4:5. If there are 48 boys, how many girls are there?

60 girls

200

Which situation leads to a unit cost of $3.50 per pair of socks?

a. 4 socks for $3.50 

b. $10 for 3 pair of socks 

c. 7 pairs of socks for $24.50

d. 4 pairs of socks for $12.50

C. 7 pairs for $24.50

200

The college bookstore sells audio books at the rate of 5 audio books for $37.50. What would 8 audio books cost?

$60

200

If 3 feet equal 1 yard, how many feet are in 12 yards?

36 feet

300

At a farm, 13 of the 27 animals in the farm are chickens. The farm hand wrote: "Farm Animal Ratio 13:14." What does this ratio represent?

a. the number of chickens to the total number of animals

b. the number of cows to the number of chickens

c. the total number of animals to the number of cows

d. the number of chickens to the number of cows

D. the number of chickens to the number of cows

300

The ratio of boron to sulfur in a sample of soil is 15:6. The sample has 30 units of sulfur. How much boron does the sample have?

75 units

300

Mr. Melton orders T-shirts for GRW. The table below shows the cost of a certain number of T-shirts. How much will 110 T-shirts cost?

$1430

300

To wash his truck, Mr. Dudley used 1/2 cup of car wash solution for every 1.5 gallons of water.

How many cups of car wash solution are needed for 12 gallons of water?

4 cups

300

A football player ran 60 yards. How many feet did he run given that 3 feet equal 1 yard?

180 feet

400

The table below shows how many scoops of ice cream sold on Sunday from noon until 3pm. What is the ratio of the total number of ice cream scoops sold to the number of Rocky Road?

295:50

400

The table below shows the gallons of gasoline used and the number of miles driven. At this rate, how many miles were driven using 12 gallons of gasoline?

312 miles

400

Which swim team swam the fastest per minute at the swim meet?

South Central

400

Laura drove 240 miles and used 8 gallons of gas. Brandi drove 315 miles and used 9 gallons of gas. Who has the better gas mileage AND by how much?

Brandi got better mileage by 5 miles per gallon.

400

The largest cat in Australia died at

52 1/2

 pounds. What is the weight of the cat in kilograms? (1 kilogram ≈2.2 pounds).

23.86 kg (24 kg)

500

In a bowl of M&Ms, there were 5 greens, 7 oranges, 8 reds, and 3 browns. 

Mari said that the ratio of greens to to browns is 3:5 because 3/5 of the M&Ms are green. Is she correct? If not, why?

No, the ratio of greens to browns is 5:3.

500

Jose and Gloria have earned a total of 120 Cougar stamps to buy items from the school store. The ratio of the number of Cougar stamps Jose has to the number of Cougar stamps that Gloria has is 9 to 6. How many Cougar stamps does Gloria have?

48 stamps

500

An airplane travels 1050 miles in 210 minutes. How many miles does he fly in 1 hour?

300 miles in 1 hour

500

A printer at Staples can print out paper copies for a business at a rate of 60 copies per hour. How many paper copies can be printed between 10:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.?

210 copies

500

How many centimeters are in 4.5 feet, given that 1 inch = 2.5 cm. 

135 cm

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