Ratios - 3 ways
Equivalent Ratios
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100

Write a ratio for the following situation in 3 ways:

For every 1 car there are 4 wheels.

1:4, 1 to 4, 1/4

100

Are these ratios equivalent? How do you know?

4:11 = 32:88

Yes, because the constant is 8

c = 8

100

It takes Mark 6 hours to paint 3 walls of a room. At that ratio, how long will it take him to paint 6 walls?

6 hours : 3 walls = 12 hours : 6 walls

12 hours

100

Find the value of the ratio:

6/24

1/4

100

For every 20 students there are 2 teachers. Find the value of the ratio. How many students are there if there are 3 teachers?

20/2 = 10/1 = 10

10 x 3 teachers = 30 students

200

Write a ratio for the following situation in 3 ways:

For every 35 students there are 2 teachers.

35:2, 35 to 2, 35/2

200

Are these ratios equivalent? How do you know?

9:12 = 18:26

No, because their constants are different.

200

Sarah saves $12 for every $30 she earns. If she wants to save $60, how much does she need to earn?

$12 earned : $30 saved = $24 earned : $60 saved

She needs to earn $24

200

Find the value of the ratio:

18/30

3/5

200

The number of questions correct is 1/3 times the amount of questions wrong. If I corrected a test with 18 questions wrong, how many questions did the student get right?

1/3 x 18 = 18/3 = 6

The student got 6 questions right.

300

Write a sentence for the following ratio of boys to girls: 

13:18, 13 to 18, 13/18

For every 13 boys, there are 18 girls.

300

Are these ratios equivalent? How do you know?

0:16 = 0:16

Yes, because their constant is 1

300

You are making a mixed nut snack with cashews and almonds at a ratio of 1 cups to 2 cups. If you want to have a TOTAL of 6 cups of the snack recipe, how much of EACH nut should you use to keep the same ratio?

1 c cashews : 2 c almonds = 2 c cashews : 4 c almonds

2 + 4 = 6 cups

300

Find the value of the ratio:

2/5

2/5

300

The number of parents is 1/2 times the number of students. If there are 100 students, how many parents are there?

1/2 x 100 = 100/2 = 50

400

14 people's favorite sandwich is PB&J, 6 people prefer turkey & cheese. What is the ratio of people who prefer turkey & cheese to the TOTAL number of people?

6:20, 6 to 20, 6/20

400

What constant makes these ratios equivalent?

7:3 = 63:27

c = 9

400

You are making a fruit punch by mixing 3 cups of orange juice for every 2 cups of apple juice. If you want to make a larger batch with 15 cups of juice in TOTAL, how much of each juice should you use to maintain the same ratio?

2 : 3 = 6 : 9

6 + 9 = 15

400

Find the value of the ratio:

12/63

4/7

400

In a bouquet of flowers, there are 4 purple flowers for every 10 white. Find the value of the ratio, and find out how many purple flowers I need for 110 white flowers.

4/10 = 2/5

2/5 x 110 = 220/5 = 44

I would need 44 purple flowers for 110 white flowers.

500
300 West Park students are in pre-K to 5th grade. 150 students are in middle school. What is the ratio of middle school to elementary students?

150:300, 150 to 300, 150/300

(1:2, 1 to 2, 1/2)

500

What value of the constant makes these ratios equivalent?

10:4 = 120:48

c = 12

500

Ms. Knight's car travels 400 miles in 4 hours. How long would it take her to drive only 100 miles?

100 : 1 = 400 : 4

It would take 1 hour to drive 100 miles

500
Use the value of the ratios to find the 2 equivalent pairs of ratios:

a) 6:10
b) 20:50
c) 9:15

A & C 

500

A hot sauce recipe calls for 8 peppers for every 2 tomatoes. Find the value of the ratio and tell me how many peppers I need if I have 8 tomatoes.

8/2 = 4/1 = 4

4 x 8 tomatoes = 32 peppers needed

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