ratios
In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.
2/5 or 4/10
A comparison of two quantities by division
a ratio
Jane had 13 dogs and 12 cats. Write the ratio of cats to dogs.
12/13
Anna earns $12 in 3 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?
$20
Write the unit rate for $375 saved in 5 years
$75 per year
The recipe calls for 2 eggs for every 8 cups of flour. How many eggs are needed with 40 cups of flour?
10 eggs
Compares two quantities that have different units of measure
a rate
Simon has 2 cats, 2 mice, and 3 snakes. Write the ratio of snakes to all pets.
3/7
Ramon gets 10 points in 4 games. How many does he get in 6 games?
15 points
On a sunny day, if a 36-inch yardstick casts a 21-inch shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 ft ?
288 ft
There are 40 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
12 white rabbits
Solve for the unit rate 54 miles/ 2 gallons
27 miles per gallon
There were 12 boys in the class and 11 girls. Write the ratio of girls to all students.
11/23
25/5 find the unit rate
5
On a sunny day, a 6.5 foot-tall ladder casts a shadow that is 19.5 feet long. A man who is 6.2 feet tall is painting next to the ladder. How long is his shadow?
18.6ft
There are 75 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
45 mice
Write as a ratio: 42 pairs of hi-tops out of 56 pairs of Nike Air?
3/4
John had 1 car, 2 horses, 3 tricycles, and 3 motorcycles. Write the ratio of all forms of transportation to transportation with 2 wheels.
9/3
100/20
/=divide
5
a herd of 52 horses has 12 white and some black horses. what is the ratio of white to black horses
3:10
Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern. What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles.
1:2 or 6:12
Jack had 5 base ball cards, Tony had 3 base ball cards. Write the ratio of Jack's base ball cards to Tony's base ball cards.
5/3 base ball cards
Katie drove 240 miles in 6 hours. How many did she drive in 1 hour?
40 miles
14/7
/=divide
2
Noel drew 22 hearts and 76 circles. what is the ratio of circles to all shapes ?
38:49