Basic Ratios
Name the three different ways to write a ratio
Colon, fraction form, 'to'
Write the following ratio simplified (hint some ratios can't be simplified): 4 / 6
2 / 3
The ratio of boys to girls is 1:2, if there's 12 boys how many girls are there?
There are 24 girls.
Write 2 equivalent ratios to 1/2.
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This is the sound a male turkey makes.
What is gobble gobble?
There are 10 white marbles and 5 blue marbles. What is the ratio of white to blue marbles? (write 3 ways)
10:5, 10 to 5, 10/5
Write the following ratio simplified (hint some ratios can't be simplified): 10 / 20
1 / 2
The ratio of apples to oranges is 2:3, if there's 30 oranges how many apples are there?
20
Write 2 equivalent ratios to 1 / 3.
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What type of side dish do some people put inside of a turkey before cooking it?
Stuffing
There are 2 red blocks, 3 orange blocks, and 4 black blocks. What is the ratio of all to black blocks? (Write 3 ways)
9:4, 9 to 4, 9 / 4
Write the following ratio simplified (hint some ratios can't be simplified): 7 / 11
7 / 11
The ratios of apples to bananas that I bought at the grocery store is 3 to 4. If I bought 35 pieces of fruit in all, how many apples and bananas did I buy?
I bought 15 apples and 20 bananas.
Write 2 equivalent ratios to 3 / 4.
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Americans eat approximately 535 million pounds of this on Thanksgiving
What is turkey?
Celina, Fatima, and Rashid all want different pizzas. Tom want 4 Hawaiian, Bertha wants 3 pepperoni, and Dani wants 2 mushroom. Write the ratio of Pizzas Dani wants to the pizzas Tom wants.
2 to 4
2:4
2/4
Write the following ratio simplified (hint some ratios can't be simplified): 4000 / 5000
4 / 5
The ratio of boys to girls in Spanish class is 2 : 4. If there are a total of 24 students in class, how many boy are there?
There are 8 boys.
Write 2 equivalent ratios to 10 / 40.
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What vegetable that was harvested by the Pilgrims do many Americans eat on Thanksgiving?
Corn
Victoria, Emmanuel, and Revin have different toys. Victoria has 7 dolls, Emmanuel has 15 marbles, and Revin has 8 cars. Write the ratio of toys Emannuel has to total toys.
15 to 30
15:30
15/30
Why is the ratio 4 / 4 simplified to 1 / 1 and not just 1?
You must have 2 numbers in your ratio (part : part relationship), comparison of two quantities
In the 6th grade, there are 4 boys for every 5 girls. If there are 180 6th graders in all, how many boys are there?
There are 80 boys.
Write 3 ratios that are equivalent to 6 : 4
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What is the jellied, red sauce that many people eat with their turkey on Thanksgiving?
cranberry sauce