Ratios
Hannah planted flowers next to the school playground. She planted 2 daisies, 3 sunflowers, and 4 tulips. What is the ratio of the number of daisies she planted to the total number of flowers she planted?
a. 2:3
b. 2:4
c. 2:7
d. 2:9
d. 2:9
Taylor uses 32 buttons for every 4 blouses she sews. What is the ratio of blouses to buttons?
A. 1:4 B. 1:8
C. 4:1 D. 8:1
B. 1:8
A grocery store sells 4 avocados for $6.00. What is the unit cost of each avocado?
A. $2.40 C. $1.50
B. $0.10 D. $0.60
C. $1.50
There are 24 pieces of fruit in a bowl and 6 of them are apples. What percentage of the pieces of fruit in the bowl are apples?
25%
A basketball player attempts 15 baskets in a game. He makes 9 of the attempted baskets. Which ratio describes the number of baskets the player made to the number of baskets the player attempted?
3/5
The ratios 4:6 and 5:7.5 are equivalent.
True or False
True
It takes 3 minutes to download 123 gigabytes of data on a phone. At that rate how many gigabits could you download in 5 minutes?
205
Lin’s family has completed 70% of a trip. They have traveled 35 miles. How far is the trip?
50 Miles
Simon used 3 pears and 9 apples to make a fruit salad. What was the ratio of the number of pears to the number of apples in the fruit salad?
1:3
A caterer needs to buy 21 pounds of pasta to cater a wedding. At a local store, 8 pounds of pasta cost $12. How much will the caterer pay for the pasta there?
$31.50
Wyatt hiked 6 miles in 2 hours. At this same rate, what is the total number of miles Wyatt could hike in 10 hours?
30
A sign in front of a roller coaster says "You must be 40 inches tall to ride." What percentage of this height is 34 inches?
85%
There are 30 students in Mr. Baker’s music class. One day, 12 students played the recorder. What was the ratio of students who played the recorder to students who did not play the recorder?
12:18
Diego can type 140 words in 4 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to type 385 words?
11 minutes
A group of students organized a car wash to raise money for a local charity. The students charged $5.00 for each car they washed. In 3 hours, they washed 12 cars. At that rate, how much money could they earn from washing cars for eight hours?
$160
A school held several evening activities last month—a music concert, a basketball game, a drama play, and literacy night. The music concert was attended by 250 people. How many people came to the basketball game if the basketball game had 30% of the people from the concert?
75 people
In a parking lot there are 10 cars, 6 trucks, and 2 motorcycles. What is the ratio of cars to trucks?
10:6
A chef is making pickles. He needs 15 gallons of vinegar. The store sells 2 gallons of vinegar for $3.00 and allows customers to buy any amount of vinegar. The ratio 4 gallons to $3.00 correctly represents the price of vinegar.
True or False
False
A factory produces 60 candy bars in 5 minutes. How many minutes does it take to produce 36 candy bars?
3 Minutes
At a hardware store, a tool set normally costs $80. During a sale this week, the tool set costs $12 less than usual. What percentage of the usual price is the savings?
15%