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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

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

Yuna pays $64 for 4 bracelets.  How much would she pay for 1 bracelet?

Yuna pays $16 for 1 bracelet.

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 these two ways.

12 to 15 and 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

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

Leo needs plaster to create masks for a costume party.  To make the plaster, he mixes two cups of flour with 8 cups of water.  

How many cups of water does Leo need for every 1 cup of flour he uses?

Leo needs 4 cups of water

200

A car can travel 600 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How many miles can the car travel on 10 gallons of gas?

The car can travel 300 miles on 10 gallons of gas.

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

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

Scott pays $12 for 8 pounds of apples.  What is the greatest number of pounds of apples Scott can buy with $60? 

He can buy 40 ponds of apples.

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

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

250 people

400

Kayla uses 4 pounds of shredded carrots and the juice of 2 lemons for a salad.  How many lemons does Kayla need if she uses 12 pounds of carrots?  

Kayla needs 6 pounds of lemons.

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 total number 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

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

Ryan walks and runs everyday.  For every 4 minutes he runs, he walks for 1 minute.  If Ryan runs 16 minutes how many minutes does he run?  

What is the ratio of the number of minutes Ryan walks to the number of minutes Ryan runs?  

The ratio of the number of minutes Ryan walks to the number of minutes he walks is 4:1  or 16:4

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? 

18 cups of tomato, because 6 X 3 = 18.