Scale Forward to Find Equivalent Ratios
Ex 1, Pg. 21:
Jayden's snow cone machine makes 3 snow cones from 0.5 pound of ice. How many snow cones can be made with 5 pounds of ice?
30 snow cones
Ex 2, Pg. 21:
Nyoko is having a pizza party. Two large pizzas serve 9 people. How many large pizzas should she order to serve 36 guests at the party?
8 pizzas
Ex 3, Pg. 21:
The world record for the most number of speed skips in 60 seconds is 332 skips. If the record holder skipped at a constant ratio of seconds to skips, how many skips she make in 15 seconds?
83 skips
Ex 4, Pg. 21:
A recipe for homemade clay calls for 6 cups of water for every 12 cups of flour. How many cups of water are needed when 4 cups of flour are used?
2 cups of water
Ex 6, Pg. 21:
A comic book store is having a sale. You can buy 20 comic books for $35. What is the cost of 8 comic books during the sale?
$14
Ex 7, Pg. 21:
A certain store is selling packages of 10 pencils and 4 pens for back to school. The store manager wants to make a larger package in the same ratio. If the large package has 10 pens, how many pencils are in the large package?
25 pencils
Ex 5, Pg. 21:
Adrian decorated 16 cupcakes in 28 minutes. If he continue at this pace, how many minutes will it take him to decorate 56 cupcakes?
98 minutes