Ratios
There are 10 girls and 14 boys in a class, what is the ratio of girls to boys? Write the ratio in simplest form.
What is 5:7
If Sammy could read 140 words in a minutes, how many could she read in 3 minutes?
What is 420 words in 3 minutes.
Gwen rode her bike for 7 hours at a speed of 16 miles per hour. How far did Gwen ride her bike?
What is 112 miles
How many pens per minute could a machine make if it made 160 in 40 minutes?
What is 4 pens
Write a sentence explaining what the ratio of
3 tomatoes:1 cucumber means.
What is for every 3 tomatoes, there is 1 cucumber.
If there are 6 green apples and 14 red apples, what is the ratio of red apples to total apples? Write the ratio in simplest form.
What is 7:10
A pack of Hot Wheels cost $3.20. How much would 3 packs of cars cost?
What is $9.60
The circus came to town and their train covered 140 miles in 4 hours. What was the train's average speed in miles per hour?
What is 35 mph
The cost is $2.50 for 12 eggs. How much would it cost Becca to buy 6.5 dozens.
What is $16.25
There are 2 Hip Hop songs for every 3 Pop songs on a playlist. Write three equivalent ratios of number of Hip Hop songs to Pop songs
Answers vary.
Write the equivalent ratio for 144:84 in simplest form
What is 12:7
How much per pound would a tray of cheese cost if the tray cost $5.58 for 3 pounds?
What is $1.86
Frankie threw his Frisbee a total distance of 120 yards and it stayed in the air for 5 seconds. What was the average speed of the Frisbee in yards per second?
What is 24 yards per second
The cost for the first mile is $3.00 For every additional mile or part of a mile, it's $1.25 How much would it cost Jeff to ride in the taxi for 4.5 miles?
What is $8.00
There are 4 boys for every 3 girls in the class. If there are 28 students, how many are girls?
What are 12 girls in the class.
Simplify the ratio 48:18 [Write the ratio in simplest form]
What is 8:3
A pack of batteries cost $2.44. How much would 4 packs of batteries cost?
What is $9.76
A car was going 60 miles per hour and they drove for 3 hours. What is the distance the car traveled?
What is 180 miles
If it takes 15.3 meters of ribbon to wrap 9 presents, then how much ribbon will you need for 44 presents?
What is 74.8 meters
You can buy one of the following : Battery A (6 for $4.26), Battery B (10 for $8.00) Battery C (9 for $5.40). Which is a better buy ?
What is Battery (C because it is the cheapest per battery ==> only $0.60)
There are 9 girls, 12 boys, and 3 teachers in a classroom, what is the ratio of students to adults? Write the ratio in simplest form.
7:1
A tray of meat costs $6.88 for 4 pounds. How many $ would you pay per pound?
What is $1.72
Bruce the dog ran at a constant rate of 20 feet per second. The dog ran 150 feet. How long did it take the dog to cover that distance?
What is 7.5 seconds.
If you use 6.37 meters of string for 7 balloons, then how much string will you need for 26 balloons?
What is 23.66 meters
You can buy one of the following : Soda A (8 pack for $5.68), Soda B (12 pack for $9.36) and Soda C (24 pack for $24.00). Which is a better buy?
What is Soda A is the better buy (you pay $0.71)