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Dalia has 9 hamsters and 4 fish at her house. What is the ratio of fish to the total number of pets?

4 to 13

4:13

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Write as a unit rate:

48 sandwiches for 16 people

3 sandwiches / 1 person

100

How many milliliters are in 2 Liters?

2000 milliliters

100

Write 20 meters in 4 minutes as a rate AND as a unit rate

20 meters/ 4minutes

5 meters/1 minutes

100

A roller coaster can accommodate 18 riders in 8 minutes. How long would it take for the roller coaster to accommodate 72 riders?

32 minutes

200

Write a ratio that is equivalent to 2:3

Many different answers:

4:6, 20:30, 10:15 etc.

200

Every 5 days, Morgan sleeps 40 hours. How many days would it take him to sleep 200 hours?

25 days

200

4 oz = _____ lb

0.25 lb

200

Which is the faster rate?


3 laps in 5 minutes or 4 laps in 7 minutes

3 laps in 5 minutes

200

Doug has 5 hours to make an on-time delivery 273 miles away. Doug drives at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour. Will Doug make the delivery by the deadline?

Yes, he will drive 275 miles in 5 hours

300

A cleaning crew can clean 5 offices in 6 hours. How many offices can they clean in 42 hours?

35 offices

300

Mrs. Henderson has 16 boys in her class of 24 students. Mr. Gregory has 18 boys in his class of 30 students. Which class has the greater ratio of boys to students?

Mrs. Henderson

300

27 km = _____ mi

16.8 mi

300

The hippo at the zoo weighs 1.5 tons. How many pounds does the hippo weigh?

3000 pounds

300

Allie is buying several pounds of apples to make desserts for a fundraiser. She can buy 10 pounds of apples for $14.90 or 8 pounds of apples for $12.08. Which is the better buy?

10 pounds for $14.90

400

A florist uses 5 red roses for every 2 white roses in her bouquets.

If the florist uses 10 white roses in a bouquet, how many red roses does she use?

25 red roses

400

On Pet Day, Meg's turtle crawled 30 feet in 6 minutes. Pat's turtle crawled 25 feet in 5 minutes. Whose turtle crawled at a faster rate?

Both turtles crawled at the same rate

400

Paul's car holds a maximum of 19 gallons of gas. About how many liters of gas does Paul need to fill his gas tank?

About 72.01 liters

400

School 1 has a ratio of footballs to soccer balls that is 9:7. School 2 has a ratio of footballs to soccer balls of 6:5. If both schools have 18 footballs, which school has more soccer balls?

School 2

400

A soccer league has a boy to girl ratio of 3:5. Last year, the league had 32 members. This year, the league had 48 members.

How many boys and how many girls are in the league in each of these two years?

A) Last Year: 6 boys 10 girls. This Year: 9 boys 15 girls

B) Last Year: 20 boys 12 girls. This Year: 30 boys 18 girls

C) Last Year: 12 boys 20 girls. This Year: 18 boys 30 girls

D) Last Year: 15 boys 17 girls. This Year: 21 boys 27 girls

C)

Last Year: 12 boys, 20 girls

This Year: 18 boys, 30 girls 

500

The ratio of iPad devices to laptop devices at a company is 2 to 9. If there were 108 laptops devices, how many total devices are at the company?

132 devices

500

Which one is the better value?

$30 for 100 books or $65 for 250 books?

$65 for 250 books

500

Gwen has a cooler that holds 3 quarts. About how many liters does the cooler hold?

Approximately 2.85 Liters

500

At a state fair, a person must be at least 138 centimeters tall to ride the roller coaster. Billy wants to ride the coaster. He is 4 feet 7 inches tall. Is Billy tall enough to ride the coaster?

Yes. 4ft 7 in is 55 inches. 55 inches is 139.7 cm

500

Mr. Lopez wants to make 36 quarts of tomato sauce using 58 lbs of tomatoes. If each gallon of sauce requires 7 1/2 lbs of tomatoes, will he have enough tomatoes?

How much tomatoes will be left over OR how many more pounds are needed?

No, he does not have enough tomatoes. He needs 9.5lbs more

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