Ratios
Unit Rate
Decision Time
Word Problems
Word Problems
100

What are the three ways to write a ratio?


as a fraction, with the word "to", with a colon"

100

If Mimi drives 50 miles in 2 hours, what is her unit rate (speed per hour)?

25 miles per hour

100

What's the better deal? $20 for 5 t-shirts or $24 for 8 t-shirts

$24 for 8 t-shirts ($3 per shirt)

100

A swimming pool uses 6,000 quarts of water. How many gallons is that? (4 quarts = 1 gallon)

1,500 gallons

100

Anna earns $12 in 3 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?

$20

200

The book fair had a sale where you could buy 2 books for a total of $16.80. If you wanted to buy 3 books, how much would it cost?

$25.20

200

If James types 120 words per 3 minutes, what is his unit rate of typing?

40 words per minute

200

Which is the better buy?

  • Brand A: 12 oz of cereal for $3.60
  • Brand B: 18 oz of cereal for $4.50

Brand B 

200

Chase measured a line for his art project. The line is 20 centimeters long. How many millimeters is the line? (10 millimeters = 1 centimeter)

200 millimeters

200

Ramon gets 10 points in 4 games. How many does he get in 6 games?

15 points

300

Find the missing number:

4 : 7 = 12 : ___

4:7 = 12:21

300

A car travels 150 miles in 3 hours. At the same rate, how far will it travel in 5 hours?

250 miles

300

4 CD's for $36 or 6 CD's for $54

They are the SAME! :)

300

In an election, the voters said yes to the Saturday School in a ratio of 7 to 5. According to this ratio, in a room of 60 people, how many people voted for Saturday School? 

35 people voted for Saturday School 

300

If Henry can read 8 pages in 6 minutes, then he can read 4 pages in how many minutes?

3 minutes

400

Complete the table with equivalent ratios: 

Red:               Blue: 

6                    10

12                  ____

____              30

30                  ____

20, 18, 50

400

A printer prints 525 pages in 7.5 minutes. At the same rate, how many pages will it print in 12 minutes?

 840 pages 

400

Which is the better buy?

Store A: 3 pounds of apples for $5.40

Store B: 5 pounds of apples for $8.25

Store B

400

(Think about class on Monday)

Two students solve a better-buy problem using different unit rates.

Student A finds $0.08 per ounce.
Student B finds 12.5 ounces per dollar.

Can both students be correct? Explain how their answers could represent the same deal.

Yes. One is finding cost per ounce, while the other is finding ounces per dollar. They are different ways of expressing the same relationship.

400

Julia texts 60 words in 4 minutes, then she texts 45 words in how many minutes?

3 minutes

500

The ratio of boys to girls in a club is 3 : 5. There are 32 students total. How many boys are in the club?

12 boys

500

A car travels 156 miles in 2.5 hours. At the same rate, how many miles will the car travel in 7.5 hours?

468 miles

500

A store sells two different sizes of laundry detergent:

  • Brand A: 64 ounces for $9.60
  • Brand B: 90 ounces for $12.15

Which is the better buy, and how much less does it cost per ounce?

Brand B is the better buy. It costs $0.015 less per ounce. 

500

A road is 6 miles long. A construction crew works at a rate of 2 miles every 3 hours. How many hours will it take the crew to complete the entire road?

9 hours 

500

Ms. Curtis studies 25 hours for 2 tests, and studies 100 hours for how many tests?

8 tests

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