Ratios
In basketball, Katrina makes 12 out of every 20 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 42 free throws, she should make 18 of them. Is the coach's claim correct? Explain
No the coach is not correct.
The ratio of girls to boys in a school ground is 3 to 4. If there are a total of 40 boys in the ground, then how many boys and girls are there altogether?
70 total children
At the end of the day, a farmer had 20 leftover vegetables. At the beginning of the day, A farmer had 50 pieces of Vegetables. What is the ratio of leftover vegetables to vegetables when the day started?
20 leftover to 70 vegetables
Divide the $ 600 in the ratio 2:3. Remember from yesterday, use the tape diagrams!
2x = 240 and 3x = 360