Simplifying Ratios
Simplify 6:9
2:3
4/x = 2/1
2
1 horse has 4 legs. How many legs do 12 horses have?
48
7 spiders have 56 legs. How many legs does one spider have?
8
12/3 = x/6
24
Simplify: 10:50
1:5
24/39=x/13
x = 8
7 equal sized bottles contain 91 oz. of water. How much in each bottle?
13 oz.
5 pounds of cheese cost $30. How much cheese can you get for $12?
2 pounds
9/10 = 45/x
50
Simplify 100:20
4:1
15/x = 150/250
x = 25
Three pounds of cherries cost $9.45. How much are 4 pounds of cherries?
$12.60
Sage can catch 7 fish in 2 hours. How many fish can he catch in 6 hours?
21
16/x = 4/6
24
Simplify: 999: 111
9:1
6/120=42/x
x = 840
Sebastian can drive 82 miles in 2 hours. How far can he go in five hours?
205miles
It takes Lenny 50 minutes to jog 4 miles. How far can he go in 75 minutes?
6 miles
100/300 = 50/x
150
Simplify 16: 6
8:3
72/3 = 36/x
x = 1.5 or x = 1 1/2
Isabella can read 15 pages in 24 minutes. How long does it take her to read 75 pages?
120 minutes or two hours
It takes Erin 24 seconds to spin around the pole 16 times. How long ill it take to spin 64 times?
96 seconds
55555/88888 = x/16
10