Writing Ratios From Pictures
Writing Ratios From Verbal Scenarios
Create a Relationship for Ratios
100
- Compare the number of unfilled stars to the total number of stars in Quantity A. Write your answer three different ways. _____________, ______________, _____________
3/8, 3:8, 3 to 8
100
In Tiffany’s class there are 4 girls for every 3 boys. Write the ratio of boys to girls.
3:4
100
- Create a relationship in words for the following ratio: ½
Possible answer: There is 1 boy for every 2 girls.
200
- Compare the number of unfilled stars in Quantity A to the number of unfilled stars in Quantity B. Write your answer two different ways. ______________, ______________
3:2, 3 to 2
200
In Tiffany’s class there are 4 girls for every 3 boys. Write the ratio of girls to boys.
4:3
200
- Create a relationship in words for the following ratio: 5:4
Possible answer: There are five red beta fish for every 4 blue beta fish
300
- Compare the number of filled stars in Quantity A to the number of filled stars in Quantity B. Write your answer two different ways. ______________, ______________
5:3, 5 to 3
300
My car gets 28 miles per gallon. Write the ratio of miles to gallons.
28:1
300
- Create a relationship in words for the following ratio: 2 to 3
Possible answer: The recipe calls for 2 cups of sugar for every 3 cups of flour
400
- Compare the number of unfilled stars in Quantity B to the number of unfilled stars in Quantity A. Write your answer two different ways. ______________, ______________
2:3, 2 to 3
400
My car gets 28 miles per gallon. Write the ratio of gallons to miles.
1:28
400
- Create a relationship in words for the following ratio: 5/1
Possible answer: It costs $5 per pound of ground beef
500
- Compare the number of filled stars to the total number of stars in Quantity B. Write your answer three different ways. _____________, ______________, _____________
3/5, 3:5, 3 to 5
500
There are 5 red, 4 blue, 3 orange, and 8 yellow fish in the fair fishing booth. Write the ratio of yellow fish to total fish as a fraction in simplest form.
2/5
500
- Create a relationship in words for the following ratio: 1 to 1,000,000
Possible answer: Your odds of winning the lottery are 1 in 1,000,000