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100

In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.

What is 2/5 or 4/10

100

Elena rode her bike 2 miles in 10 minutes. She rode at a constant speed. Create a table to show the time it took her to travel 4 different distances at this speed.

distance traveled (miles)

elapsed time (minutes)


1:5

2:10

3:15

4:20

100
5 shovels of sand are mixed with 4 shovels of gravel to make cement. What is the number of shovels of gravel needed for 45 shovels of sand.
36 shovels of gravel
100

Three milkshakes cost $9.75, at this rate how much does two milkshakes cost?

$6.50

100
Of the 15 children at the park, 12 children are riding bikes and 3 children are riding scooters. What s the ratio of bikes to children? WRITE 3 WAYS!
12 to 15 12/15 12:15
200
Lil blew up 7 balloons. Kathy blew up 5 balloons. What is the ratio of total balloons to Kathy's balloons?
12 to 5
200

A mixture of orange paint contains 8 teaspoons of red paint and 12 teaspoons of yellow paint. To make the same shade of orange paint using 18 teaspoons of red paint, how much yellow paint would you need? Draw a double number line and answer.

27 teaspoons

200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
80 min.
200

Three oranges cost 1.25, at this rate how much do five oranges cost?

$2.25

200
A car can travel 600 miles on 20 gallons of gas. What is the unit rate of miles per gallon for this car?
30 to 1
300
The recipe calls for 2 eggs, 8 cups of flour, 3 teaspoons of oil, and a pinch of salt. What is the ratio of cups of flour to eggs?
8:2 OR 4:1
300

To make fruit punch, Maya mixes 3 scoops of powder with 5 cups of water. 

Create a table that shows 3 different amounts of powder and water that taste the same as Maya’s mixture.

6:10

9:15

12:20

300
Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern. What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles?
1:2 or 6:12
300

Joey estimates that there will need to be 3 pizzas for every 7 kids at his party. If there is 35 kids at his party, how many pizzas does he need?

15 pizzas

300
The ratio of cups of peas to cups of carrots is 3 to 2. Write 3 equivalent ratios.
6 to 4, 12 to 8, 15 to 10
400
There are 10 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
3 white rabbits
400

Three concert tickets cost $45. At this rate, what is the cost per ticket? Draw a double number line that answers this question and shows the cost of 1, 2, 3, and 4 tickets.

1=15

2=30

3=45

4=60

400
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 people
400

In a recent student government election, the ratio of students who voted for the winner to all the students who voted was 11 to 20. The number of students who voted was 60. How many votes did the winner get?

33 students voted for the winner

400

Ahmad's mom prepares a plate with 5 peaches and 4 apples for 6 students in his study group. What is the ratio of fruit to students?

9:6

500
There are 5 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
3 mice
500

The ratio of cats to dogs at the animal shelter is 5 to 6. If there are 33 animals in the shelter, and all of them are either cats or dogs, how many of them are cats?

Draw a tape diagram to represent the answer

answer=18

500
Ivy's Fresh Eggs transports its eggs in crates. It takes 2 trucks to carry 80 crates. What is the number of crates that 8 trucks can carry.
320 crates
500

In basketball, Katrina makes 2 out of every 6 free throws. Her coach claims that if she tries 18 free throws, she should make 7 of them. Is the coach's claim correct?

No the coach is not correct, she would make 6.

500
A recipe uses 2 cups of chopped onions, 6 cups of chopped tomatoes, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and 3 potatoes. How many cups of tomato are need to triple the recipe? Explain.
18, because 6 X 3 = 18.