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100

Simplify:

100:50

2:1

100

The ratio of the number of days it rains to the number of days it doesn't rain is 3:1. If it rained for 36 days, how many did it NOT rain?


12 days it doesn't rain

100

There are 4 cats and 6 dogs.  Write a ratio of dogs to cats.  Simplify!


3:2

100

Are 1:2 and 2:4 equivalent ratios?


Yes

200

Simplify:

35:7



5:1

200

There are 12 bananas, 10 apples, and 16 kiwis.  What is the ratio of apples to bananas in simplest form?


5:6

200

If there are 24 boys in the class and 16 girls.  Write the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form.


2:3

200

The ratio of men to women is 3:5. This ratio is...

a. Part-to-part ratio

b. Part-to-whole ratio

a. Part-to-part ratio 

300

Simplify 5 : 125

1 : 25

300

The ratio of the number of witches to brooms is 6:11. If there are 66 brooms, how many witches are there?

36 witches

300

There are 7 butterflies, 3 lady bugs, 12 spiders, and 6 flies in big tube. What is the ratio of spiders to the total number of insects?


3:7

300

There are 10 boys and 15 girls in a class. If the ratio of girls to the whole class is 15 : 25, then the first ratio is a ..


Part-to-Part Ratio

400

Simplify 15:12

5:4

400

The ratio of apples to bananas in a fruit bowl is 3:5. There are 15 bananas, how many apples are there?

9 apples

400

There are 24 volleyballs, 20 basketballs, 14 tennis balls, and 18 basketballs.  What is the ratio of basketballs to the total number of balls in simplest form?


1:2

400

A comparison of two or more quantities of the same unit of measure

Ratio

500

Simplify 24:72

1:3

500

I am making a dinner for a fundraiser. The ratio of cups of cheese to cups of vegetables is 9:4.  If you have 96 cups of vegetables, how many cups of cheese do you need?

216

500

The ratio of teachers to students is 2:7.  If there are 182 students.  How many teachers are there?

52 teachers

500

Provide the relationship between a particular group and the whole population ( including the particular group).

Part-to-whole ratios

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