What does the word ratio mean?
Comparing of two numbers
In the shelter, there is 3 dogs for every 6 cats. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?
3:6
$2 per bag
A teacher is trying to buy stickers for her water bottles. She puts 12 stickers on her 2 favorite water bottles. If she has a total of 6 water bottles, how many stickers does she need?
36 stickers
What does unit rate mean?
A ratio reduced where one of the numbers is a 1.
5:8
5 to 8
5/8
At sprouts, there is a sale on blueberries. The sale is 4 boxes of blueberries for $5. How much is one box of blueberries?
$1.25
A school is trying to buy hula hoops for recess. They want to have 1 hula hoop for every 7 students. How many hoops do they need to buy if there are 42 students?
6 hula hoops
What does per mean?
There is 2 teachers for every 60 students. What is the ratio of students to teachers?
60:2
$9
44 wheels.
What does equivalent mean?
Equal to something else but looks different
4:13
7:13
2:13
Yes it is a better deal because they are 1 for $2.50 with the sale.
Fry's has a deal where you get points for spending money. I spent $25 and earned 4 points. How much money would I need to spend to earn 12 points?
$75
What does "for every" mean?
1
To make homemade pasta sauce you need 2 cans of crushed tomatoes, 2 bay leaves, 1 tablespoon of garlic, 3 tablespoons of onion powder, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of salt, and pepper to taste. What is the ratio of bay leaves to the whole thing?
2:11
Walmart and Fry's is having a sale on Takis and I need to know which one is the better deal to save me money. Walmart is 2 bags for $7. Fry's is 5 bags for $14. Which store is cheaper?
Walmart is $3.50 per bag
Fry's is $2.80 per bag
Fry's is cheaper than Walmart
I was out running today and my phone tracked how far I ran and how long it took me. I ran 8.2 miles in 82 minutes. How many miles did I run in 1 hour (60 minutes)?
6 miles.