ratios
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Tape diagram
100
The ratio of boys to girls at Shadetree Park is 1 : 3. What is the ratio of girls to boys?
3 to 1 or 3:1 or 3/1
100
2 liters of water cost $3.80. How much does is cost for one liter of water? Find the unit rate.
$1.90 per liter.
100
The ratio of red beads to blue beads on a necklace is 6:5. If there are 15 blue beads, how many red beads are on the necklace? What is the total number of beads on the necklace?
36 red beads. 51 total beads on the necklace.
200
The City Animal Shelter only has cats and dogs. The ratio of cats to dogs at an animal shelter is 6 : 4. What are the two other ways to write the ratio?
6 to 4 and 6/4
200
Which is the better buy? 10 pencils for $4.00 or 6 pencils for $2.70
•$4.00 / 10 = $0.40 per pencil is the better buy.
200
The ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls at a school is 4 to 5. IF there are 80 boys, how many girls are there? How many students are there altogether? Use a tape diagram to solve the problem.
100 girls. 180 students altogether.
300
Kelly has 8 pencils. 5 pencils are yellow and 3 pencils are green. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to total pencils?
5:8 or 5/8 or 5 to 8
300
Sarah buys 6 frozen pizzas for $15.00. what is the unit price for one pizza?
$2.50 per pizza
300
The ratio of Brittney's comic books to Tara's commic books is 2:3. If Tara has 9 comic books, how many comic books do they have altogether?
15 comic books altogether.
400
Kelly has 8 pencils. 5 pencils are yellow and 3 pencils are green. What is the ratio of yellow pencils to green pencils?
5 to 3
400
Kamaya buys 12 cans of Coke for $18.00. What is the unit price for one can?
$1.50 per can.
400
Anna downloaded hip hop tunes and rock tunes to her computer in the ratio 3:2. She has 24 rock tunes. How many more hip hop tunes does Anna have?
Anna has 12 more hip-hop tunes.
500
There are 14 boys and 8 girls in Miss Keller's music class. What is the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form?
8/14 = 4/7
500
Tom can read 1500 words in 30 minutes. How many words can he read per minute? Find the unit rate.
50 words per minute.
500
For every four ice cream cones sold, three free fortune cookies are sold. Yesterday, 49 treats were sold. How many were fortune cookies?
21 fortune cookies were sold.
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