Easy Peasy Ratio
In the woods there are 3 Oak trees for every 7 Ash trees. Write the ratio in three ways.
3 to 7
3:7
3/7
A dozen donuts cost $4.80. How much does each donut cost?
0.40
Solve using a proportion.
The ratio of men to women at a concert is 5:9. How many women are at the concert if there 25 men?
Must show the proportion
x=45
Must create a tape diagram to solve.
The ratio of 6th graders to 8th graders in the middle school was 3:2. If there are a total of 84 8th graders, how many 6th graders are there?
126 6th graders
You must create and use a double number line to solve.
If the ratio of cows to pigs is 4:7 . If there are 21 pigs, how many cows are there?
12 cows
If there are 5 girls and 6 boys on the team, what is the ratio of boys to girls?
6:5
Nick makes 35 points in 5 games at this rate, how many points does he score in one game?
7 points
Solve using a proportion.
There are 10 Skittles for every 12 M&M's sold at the theater. How many M&M's are sold if there were 60 Skittles sold?
72 M&M's sold
Must create and solve using a tape diagram.
The ratio of cheeseburgers to hamburger sold is 8:2. If there are a total of 80 cheeseburgers sold, how many hamburgers were sold?
20 Hamburgers
Must create and solve using a double number line.
If there are 5 Mt. Dews sold for every 3 Pepsi, how many Pepsi are sold if 55 Mt. Dews are sold?
33 Pepsi sold
If there are 4 cows,2 dogs and 5 pigs. What is the ratio of dogs to pigs?
2:5
Nick makes 35 points in 5 games at this rate, how many points does he score in 3 games?
21 points
Solve using a proportion.
AJ made 5 baskets for every 8 baskets Isaac made. How many baskets did AJ make if Isaac made 56 baskets?
35 baskets
Must create and solve using a tape diagram.
If the ratio of boys to girls on the team is 3:5. If there is a total of 112 students, how many are boys?
42 boys
Must create and solve using a double number line.
If the closet has 4 volleyballs for every 10 tennis balls, how many tennis balls are there if there are 48 volleyballs?
120 tennis balls
If there are 4 cows,2 dogs and 5 pigs. What is the ratio or cows to animals?
4:11
The cost of t-shirts are $25 for 5 shirts. What is the price for each t-shirt.
$5.00
Solve using a proportion.
15 SUV's sell for every 3 cars sold. How many SUV's sold if 9 cars sold?
45 SUV's sold
Must create and solve using a tape diagram.
The ratio of forks to spoon is 5:4. If there are a total of 63 total utensils, how many forks and spoons are there?
Forks=35
Spoons=28
Must create and solve using a double number line.
If there are 5 inches of snow for every 2 inch of rain, how many inches of rain was there if there was 95 inches of snow?
38 inches of rain
If there are 4 cows,2 dogs and 5 pigs. What is the ratio of pigs to all OTHER animals?
5:6
Shelly puts 115 books on 5 shelves. At this rate, how many books will be on 4 shelves?
23 on one
multiply 23 x 4 = 92
Solve using a proportion.
It rained 2 days for every 16 sunny days. If there were 32 sunny days, how many rainy days were there??
4 rainy days
Must create and solve using a tape diagram.
If the ratio of pencils to erasers is 8:3, and there are 25 more pencils, how many erasers are there?
15 erasers
Must create and solve using a double number line.
If the restaurant sold 8 pizzas for every 3 subs, how many pizzas sold when they sold 24 subs?
64 pizzas