Ratios
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Equivalent Ratios
Are they Equivalent?
Comparing Ratios
100
In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.
What is 2/5 or 4/10
100

What do bees make?

Honey

100
5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement. What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.
36 shovels of gravel
100

Are the ratios 14/35 and 20/50 equivalent?

Yes

100
Of the 15 children at the park, 12 children are riding bikes and 3 children are riding scooters. What s the ratio of bikes to children? WRITE 3 WAYS!
12 to 15 12/15 12:15
200
Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
200

How many days are there in a year?

365

200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
80 min.
200

Are 10/20 and 20/40 equivalent?

Yes


200
A car can travel 600 miles on 20 gallons of gas. What is the unit rate of miles per gallon for this car?
30 to 1
300
The recipe calls for 2 eggs, 8 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of oil, and a pinch of salt. What is the ratio of cups of flour to eggs?
8:2 OR 4:1
300

How many sides does a triangle have?

3

300
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
300

Are 4/7 and 12/21 equivalent?

Yes

300
The ratio of cups of peas to cups of carrots is 3 to 2. Write 3 equivalent ratios.
6 to 4, 12 to 8, 15 to 10
400
There are 10 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
3 white rabbits
400

Which continent is home to the kangaroo?

Australia

400
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 people
400

Are 6/7 and 12/16 equivalent?

No

400
Ahmad's mom prepares a plate with 5 peaches and 4 apples for 6 students in his study group. What is the ratio of fruit to students written as a fraction?
9/6 OR 3/2
500
There are 5 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
3 mice
500

Where is the Great Pyramid of Giza?

Egypt

500
Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.
320 crates
500

In basketball, Katrina makes 12 out of every 20 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 42 free throws, she should make 18 of them. Is the coach's claim correct?

No 

500
A recipe uses 2 cups of chopped onions, 6 cups of chopped tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 3 potatoes. How many cups of tomato are need to triple the recipe? Explain.
18, because 6 X 3 = 18.
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