Ratios
Unit Rate
Rates
Miscellaneous
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
George read 126 pages of a book in 18 minutes. How many pages did he read in 1 minute?
7 pages per minute
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.
What is 36?
100
Christina biked 36 miles in 6 hours. If she biked at a constant speed, how many miles did she ride in one hour?
6 mi/hr
200
Write a unit rate for this situation: 310 heartbeats per 5 minutes
62 heartbeats/minute
200
The science materials cost $65.70 to do the experiment. If 9 students participated in the experiment, what was the unit cost per student?
$7.30
200
Ari can walk 2 miles in 40 min. What is the amount of time it will take him to walk 4 miles.
What is 80 min.?
200
Ricky made $600 in two weeks. Find the unit rate.
$300/week
300
The recipe calls for 2 eggs for every 8 cups of flour. How many eggs are needed with 40 cups of flour?
10 eggs
300
The toys cost $69.95 for 5 models. What is the unit rate for each model toy?
$13.99 per model toy
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
Apples sell 4 for $2.40. How much do 6 apples cost?
$3.60
400
There are 40 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?
12 white rabbits
400

If a company sells 20 pounds of sand for $8, how much sand can be purchased for $1?

2.5 pounds of sand for $1

400
30 buses can carry 1500 people. What is the number of people that can be carried by 5 buses.
250 people
400
Rose spent $2.00 for 20 pieces of gum. Joe spent $1.50 for 10 pieces of gum. Who got the better deal and why?
Rose got the better deal. She got one piece for $0.10 and Joe spent $0.15 for one piece.
500
There are 75 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?
45 mice
500

During Erika's bike ride, 7 miles of the road were paved and 4 miles were unpaved. How many miles of paved road did she ride for every mile of unpaved road? 

1.75 miles

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
Larry can type 225 words in 3 minutes. How many words can he type in 10 minutes?
750 words