Identify and Compare Ratios
Unit Rates
Solving with Ratios/Rates
Customary Units of Measure
100
Write the ratio of 6 apples to 8 oranges in simplest form and in all three ways.
3/4 3 to 4 3:4
100
A parking garage charges $21 for 6 hours. How much does the garage charge per hour?
100
For every 5 books his students read, Mr. Spencer gives them a free homework pass for 4 days. Kaylee has accumulated homework passes for 12 days so far. How many books has Kaylee read? Solve using Ratios/Rates.
Kaylee has read 15 books
100
What type of customary unit would you use to measure the amount of water in the ocean?
a) Cup
b) Fluid ounce
c) Gallon
d) Pint
e) Quart
C) Gallon
200
The Rockport Diner has 8 seats at the counter and 32 seats at tables. Of these seats, 16 are taken. Write the ratio of seats taken to empty seats in simplest and all three forms.
2/3 2 to 3 2:3
200
A 16-ounce bottle of fruit punch costs $2.40. A 24-ounce bottle of fruit punch costs $3.84. Which size is the better buy?
The 16-ounce bottle
200
Jolanda drove 150 miles in 2.25 hours at a constant speed. How long would it take her to drive 50 miles at the same speed?
0.75 hours or 45 minutes
200
A door is 96 inches from top to bottom. How tall is the door in feet? (1 foot = 12 inches)
8 feet
300
The class library has 9 Spanish books, 3 Italian books, and 14 science books. What is the ratio of foreign language books to all books? Write your answer in simplest and all three forms.
6/13 6 to 13 6:13
300
Samuel earns $97.50 in 6 hours babysitting. Earl earns $296.00 in 20 hours. Who earns a higher rate of pay per hour?
Samuel
300
A farmer can harvest 54 pounds of corn from each acre in his field. How much corn can he get from 12.5 acres?
675 pounds
300
John uses 18 quarts of paint for his shed. Sarah uses 4 gallons of paint for an art project. Who used more paint?
John
400
Which grade has the greatest ratio of students against wearing a uniform to total students in that grade?
8th Grade
400
Max bought 16 gallons of gas for $40.64. Lydia bought 12 gallons for $31.08. Who got the best buy?
Max
400
Eight oranges cost $6.00 at Target. How much will one dozen oranges cost?
$9.00
400
Evan has 2.5 gallons of orange juice. He uses 30 fluid ounces of orange juice to make a batch of smoothies. How much orange juice does Evan have left? (1 gallon = 128 fluid ounces)
290 fluid ounces or 2.27 gallons