Reduce 27:36 to its lowest form
3:4
Diane can fold 80 packing boxes in 30 minutes.
Elias can fold 60 packing boxes in 25 minutes.
How long will it take each person to fold 240 packing boxes?
Diane: 90 minutes
Elias: 100 minutes
Fill in the blank to make an equivalent ratio
3:___ = 24:40
5
Which is better value, 2 books for $15 or 6 books for $45? Explain
Mabel spends 4 hours to edit a 3 minute long video. She edits at a constant rate. How long does Mabel spend to edit a 9 minute long video? Show your work
Mabel spends 12 hours because
4xx3 = 12
Whose car is faster in feet per second? Why?
Rick's car because its speed is 5 feet per second
Laine reads 25 pages in 30 minutes.
If Laine reads 200 pages at this same rate, how long will it take her? Show your work
It will take Laine 240 minutes to read 200 because
30 xx 8=240
Ashley swims 12 laps in the pool in 8 minutes. Ethan swims 7 laps in the same pool in 5 minutes. Who swims at a faster rate in laps per minute? Why?
Ashley swims faster because her rate is 1.5 laps per minute, while Ethan swims 1.4 laps per minute.
Fill in the blank to make an equivalent ratio
4: ____ = 10:15
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Is the Lunch Special or the Weekend Special a better deal for customers? Explain why