Equivalent Ratios
Are the Ratios Equivalent?
2/4=3/5
No!
James types 120 words per 3 minutes. How many words can he type in 1 minute?
40 words per minute
A computer tablet is 0.24 meter long. How long is the computer tablet in centimeters? (hint: 100 centimeters = 1 meter)
24 centimeters
Two pairs of socks for $3.99 or 8 pairs of socks for $18.99?
Two pairs of socks for $3.99.
What is the capital of Kansas?
Topeka
Are the Ratios Equivalent?
8/32=56/224
1792 = 1792
Yes!
If 10 bags of Hot Cheetos cost $3.50, then how much does 1 bag cost?
$0.35 per bag
5 gal = ____ qt. (hint: 1 gallon = 4 quarts)
20 quarts
$3.00 for 6 water bottles or $4.50 for 8 water bottles?
$3.00 for 6 water bottles
What movie quote has Mr. McGaha been saying recently?
"The Clawwwwwww" from Toy Story
Write 2 more Equivalent Ratios:
10:20
1:2, 2:4
85 pencils cost $13.60. How much would each pencil be?
$0.16 per pencil
Convert the unit of weight. (hint: 1 lb = 16 ounces) 3/4 lb = _____ oz
12 oz
1 candy bar = $0.89
6 bars = $16.48
48 bars = $35.89
48 bars for $35.89
What is Ms. Burton's cane's order?
Combo meal: three chicken fingers, no drink, extra cane's sauce
Solve for x to make the Ratios Equivalent:
2/16=x/80
x = 10
A candy store sells 3 packs of bubble gum for $12.57. How much would it cost to buy 6 packs?
$25.14
Leena bought 14 yards of wire. How many inches of wire did she buy? (hint: 1 yard = 36 inches)
504 inches
120 sheets of paper = $3.00
200 sheets = $4.99
500 sheets = $9.99
750 sheets = $12.99
750 sheets of paper for $12.99
What was Ms. Sexton's least favorite subject in school?
Science
!!!!DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Solve for x to make the Ratios Equivalent:
18/x=54/90
x = 30
At a store potato chips cost $19.75 for 5 bags. What is the price of 8 bags at the same unit price?
$31.60
A filing cabinet is 2 yards long by 2 feet wide by 48 inches high. What is the volume of the filing cabinet in cubic inches? (Volume = l x w x h) (hint: 1 foot = 12 inches)
82,944 cubic inches
A 16 oz package of rice costs $.79 and a 32 oz package of rice costs $3.49. Which is the better deal?
.79 for 16 oz
Giraffes are how many more times as likely to get struck by lightening?
30!
There are only 5 documented fatal lightening strikes on giraffes between 1996-2010. But due to the population of giraffes being just 140,000 during that time, it makes for about 0.003 lightening deaths per thousand giraffes each year. This is 30 times the equivalent fatality rate for humans.