Ratios
Rates
Proportions
Math Trivia
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What is a ratio? 

A ratio compares two quantities of the same unit of measurement 

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What is a rate?

A rate compares quantities of different units of measurement 

100

What is a proportion?

A proportion is an equation that states that two rates or ratios are equivalent 

100

How many feet are there in a mile?

5280 feet

100

Determine if the triangles are similar and why

Not similar

200

Write the following as a ratio in simplest terms: 

For every 16 boys there are 14 girls 

8 to 7

200

What is a unit rate? 

A unit rate is a rate with a denominator of 1

200

Is the following equation proportional? 

15/23 = 105/161

Yes

200

How many days were there in 2024?

366 days

200

The two figures are similar. What is the ratio of their corresponding lengths?

2/1

300

Your monthly budget allows $650 for rent and $225 for groceries. What is the ratio of groceries to rent? 

9 to 26 

300

Which is the better buy? 12 oz of cream cheese for $2.40 or 34 oz for $6.25? 

12 oz for $2.40 costs about $0.20 (or 20 cents) per oz

300

Is the following equation proportional? 


64/16= 192/51

No
300

How long does it take the light from the sun to reach Earth?

About 8 minutes

300

These figures are similar. Find the missing length "e"

e= 4.5 cm

400

Write the following as a ratio in simplest terms:

14.5 cups of water to 8 cups of water 

29 to 16

400

Which is the better buy per pen: a pack of 15 pens for $14.25 or a pack of 100 pens for $93 and why?

Buying 100 pens for $93 at $0.93 per pen

400

Solve the the value that makes the proportion true: 


3x/24 = 18/72

x=2

400
For every three new herb plants, Ms. Skelly needs 4 buckets of soil. The ratio of fertilizer to soil is 1 cup per two buckets. Fertilizer costs $15 for a 2 quart bag. How much will Ms. Skelly spend on fertilizer if she is planting 8 new herb plants? 

She will spend $20

400

These Figures are similar. Find the missing length "f"

f=5 cm

500

Write the following as a ratio in simplest terms:


4 gallons to 2 quarts 

8 to 1

500

Find the rate of miles per gallon if a full tank hold 25 gallons and can allow the car to travel 436 miles 

17.44 miles per gallon. 

500

Solve the the value that makes the proportion true: 

16/x = 40/6 

x= 2.4

500

Would you call someone that is 24,000,000 seconds old an infant, a toddler, or a teenager?

An infant (0.76 years old) 

500

There are two triangles in the diagram below (one embedded in the other). Determine the missing value of "k"

k=7

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