Simplified Ratio
In one year, 52 comedies and 46 action movies were produced. Find the simplified ratio of comedies to action movies.
26 comedies to 23 action movies.
Are these 2 rates equivalent? Explain.
24 circles to 20 squares
18 circles to 15 squares
yes
Kobe Bryant once scored 88 points in a game where he played 42 minutes. Find the unit rate. Round to the tenths place if necessary.
2.1 points per minute.
117.12
What is a ratio?
A comparison of two numbers by division.
In one season, a football team played 26 games and scored only 4 goals. Find the simplified ratio of games to goals scored.
13 total games to 2 goals scored.
Sofia spent 750 Baht on 5 shirts. Jay spent 120 Baht on 8 shirts. Are these rates equivalent? Show your work.
Yes
At a chocolate company, the factory can produce 120 chocolate bars every 160 seconds. Find the unit rate. Round to the tenths place if necessary.
0.8 chocolate bars per second.
Find 66% of 8
5.28
What is a rate?
A rate is a ratio that usually involves a period of time.
29 delayed flights to 30 total flights
Nicolai spent 8 hours playing Fortnite over 4 days. Cass spent 22 hours playing Fortnite over 11 days. Are these rates equivalent? Explain.
Yes.
60 km per hour
Find 0.2% of 64
0.128
How do you find an equivalent ratio?
Multiply or divide the numerator and denominator of a ratio by the same number.
In a marching band, there were 16 trumpets and 12 saxophones. Find the simplified ratio of trumpets to saxophones.
4 trumpets to 3 saxophones
Artem ran 6 km in 48.6 minutes. Reagan ran 4 km in 32.8 minutes. Who was running at a faster rate? Show your work.
Artem ran 8.1 minutes per km.
Reagan ran 8.2 minutes per km.
Reagan was faster-- this time!
At its top speed, the fastest plane ever, the Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird, would travel about 6600 miles in 3 hours. Find the unit rate.
2200 miles per hour.
8 is 40% of what number.
20
What is a unit rate?
A unit rate is a ratio where the denominator is 1.
Kru Noy met his running goal on 22 out of 34 total days. Find the simplified ratio of days Kru Noy met his goal to the total number of days.
11 days goal was met to 17 total days.
Noynair drank 192 ounces of water in 6 days. At this rate, how much water did she drink in 2 days?
64 ounces
In a classroom, there are 225 pencils and 25 students. Find the unit rate.
9 pencils per student.
9 is 30% of what number?
30
or
Out of 100