Ratio Basics
Simplify the ratio 4 : 10
2 : 5
What is the unit rate for 6 miles in ½ hour?
12 miles per hour
Matt ran 12 miles in 2 hours. What was his speed in miles per hour?
6 miles per hour
Two figures have a scale factor of 3 : 1. If the smaller side is 5, what is the larger side?
15
In a class, 8 out of 10 students had short hair. What is the ratio of short hair to all students?
4 : 5
Jamal spent $27 on 3 tickets. How much would 5 tickets cost?
$45
A snail is observed to travel a distance of 20 meters in 4 minutes. What is the snail's speed in meters per minute?
The snail goes 5 meters per minute.
Find the scale factor that produces 21 in from 7 in.
3
Six out of 12 boys like gum. Write the ratio of boys who like gum to those who do not like gum.
1 : 1
Tami read 10 ½ pages in 7 minutes. How many pages per minute did she read?
1 ½ pages per minute
Debra bought 5 concert tickets at the same price as Jamal, who paid $33 for 3 tickets. How much did Debra spend?
Debra spent $55 for 5 tickets.
A map has a scale of 2 in : 5 miles. Carolyn measures 12 in. How far is the actual trip?
30 miles
The soccer team has a ratio of wins to losses of 2 : 3. If they played 30 games, how many did they win?
12 games
Write ½ foot per ¼ second as a unit rate.
2 feet per second
If 6 out of 10 boys like gum, how many would like gum in a group of 90 boys?
54 boys
A map has a scale of 2 in : 3 miles. Mike measures 44 in. How far is the actual trip?
66 miles
A bakery sells 8 cookies for every 3 cakes. If they sold 72 cookies, how many cakes were sold?
27 cakes
Sammy hiked 1 ½ miles in 2 hours. What was his speed in miles per hour?
3/4 miles per hour
Kendra spent $40 on 5 tickets. How much would Henry spend on 3 tickets?
Henry would spend $24 on 3 tickets.
Carolyn rides her 60-mile trip at 10 miles per hour. How long will it take her?
6 hours