Ratios
There are 6 cats and 9 dogs at a shelter.
What is the ratio of cats to dogs?
6:9 (or 2:3)
A student reads 30 pages in 3 hours.
How many pages per hour?
Answer: 10 pages per hour
What percent is 25 out of 100?
25%
How many inches are in 1 yard?
36 inches
A snack pack costs $2 for 4 bars.
What is the price per bar?
Answer: $0.50
A jar contains 10 red beads and 5 blue beads.
What is the ratio of red beads to total beads?
Answer: 10:15 (or 2:3)
You earn $24 for 3 hours of work.
What is your hourly rate?
Answer: $8 per hour
37 out of 100 students prefer pineapple.
What percent is this?
37%
How many yards are in 72 inches?
2 yards
A pack of 10 pencils costs $5.
What is the unit price?
Answer: $0.50 per pencil
A class has 12 boys and 18 girls.
What is the ratio of boys to girls in simplest form?
Answer: 2:3
A bottle contains 240 calories in 12 ounces.
How many calories are in 1 ounce?
Answer: 20 calories
A shirt costs $40. The discount is 25%.
How much is the discount?
$10
How many yards are in 360 inches?
Answer: 10 yards
Juice sizes:
10 oz for $2
20 oz for $3
Which is the better buy?
Answer: 20 oz
There are 7 triangles, 5 circles, and 3 squares.
What is the ratio of triangles to total shapes?
Answer: 7:15
A worker earns $8 per hour.
How much will they earn in 7 hours?
Answer: $56
12% of 150 students ride bikes to school.
How many students ride bikes?
18 students
How many ounces are in 2 pounds?
Answer: 32 ounces
Trail mix sizes:
12 oz for $3
24 oz for $5
Which is the better buy?
Answer: 24 oz
A recipe uses 4 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar.
What is the simplified ratio of flour to sugar?
Answer: 2:1
A farm uses 4 beehives for every 10 acres.
How many acres can 12 beehives pollinate?
Answer: 30 acres
Your dinner bill is $18 and you leave a 20% tip.
How much tip do you leave?
Answer: $3.60
How many minutes are in 3 hours?
Answer: 180 minutes
Cheese containers:
6 oz for $2.10
12 oz for $3.60
24 oz for $6
Which is the best buy?
Answer: 24 oz