Model Ratios
Please write the ratio of the following X's to O's.
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4:3, 4 to 3 or 4/3
A cat rescue group is caring for 3 bengals, 2 siamese, and 5 tabby cats in their rescue center.
What is the ratio of bengals to tabby cats?
3: 5, 3 to 5 or 3/5
The ratio of adults to students on a field trip is 3/8. Write two ratios that are equivalent to 3/8.
6/16 and 9/24.
Carmen scored a 4 out of 5 on a quiz. Claudia scored 8 out of 10 on a quiz. Did Carmen and Claudia get equivalent scores?
Yes, they did. 4/5 is equivalent to 8/10.
There are 312 cards in 6 decks of playing cards. Find how many cards are in one deck of playing cards.
52 cards / 1 deck of playing cards.
Please write the ratio of the following + to - signs.
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6 to 4, 6:4 or 6/4
A cat rescue group is caring for 3 bengals, 2 siamese, and 5 tabby cats in their rescue center.
What are two ways to write the ratio of siamese to bengals?
2:3, 2 to 3 or 2/3
Mrs. Weaver made fruit punch by mixing 2 pints of orange juice with 5 pints of apple juice. To make more, she needs to keep the same ratio of orange juice and apple juice. Write three equivalent ratios for 2/5.
4/10, 6/15, and 8/20.
In Maritza's art class, the ratio of brushes to students is 6 to 4. In Jared's art class, the ratio of brushes to students is 9 to 6. Is the ratio of brushes to students in Maritza's class equivalent to the ratio of brushes to students in Jared's class? Use a table to show your work.
Yes! 18/12 is equivalent to 18/12.
Carolina paid $30.16 for 8 pounds of almonds. Find the price of one pound of almonds.
$3.77 for one pound of almonds
On your whiteboards, please model the ratio 7:2.
Sample answer: XXXXXXX OO
A cat rescue group is caring for 3 bengals, 2 siamese, and 5 tabby cats in their rescue center.
What are the three ways to write the ratio of tabby cats to siamese cats?
5 to 2, 5:2, and 5/2
Write two equivalent ratios to 4/5.
8/10 and 12/15
Jovanni ordered 10 chicken nuggets and ate 7 of them. Yajaira ordered 15 chicken nuggets and ate 12 of them. Is Jovanni's ratio of chicken nuggets ordered to chicken nuggets eaten equivalent to Yajaira's ratio of chicken nuggets ordered to chicken nuggets eaten?
No 10/7 is not equivalent to 15/12.
During migration, a hummingbird can fly 210 miles in 7 hours, and a goose can fly 165 miles in 3 hours. Which bird flies at a faster rate?
The goose flies faster at a rate if 55 miles per hour.
Aaron catches 3 footballs for every 1 football that Said catches. Use ratios to compare the number of footballs Aaron catches to the number Said catches.
3:1, 3 to 1, and 3/1
A cat rescue group is caring for 3 Bengals, 2 siamese, and 5 tabby cats in their rescue center.
Write the ratio of Bengal cats to the total cats in the rescue center.
3 to 10, 3:10, 3/10
Determine whether the ratios are equivalent.
2/3 and 5/6
No they are not equivalent.
Ms. Otzoy and Ms. Tadeo are making necklaces. Ms. Otzoy uses 5 red beads for every 3 yellow beads. Ms. Tadeo uses 9 red beads for every 6 yellow beads. Is the ratio of the red beads to yellow beads in Ms. Otzoy's necklace equivalent to the ratio in Ms. Tadeo's necklace?
No. 5/3 is not equivalent to 9/6.
At a grocery store, they are selling Cheerios for $3.68 for 17oz. However, they are selling Reese's Pieces Cereal for $2.89 for 13oz. What is the best deal?
Model the ratio that shows the number of footballs Aaron catches when Said catches 2 footballs. Write the ratio and explain how you would model it.
I added another group of 3 big counters and 1 small counter.
What is the definition of a rate?
A rate is a ratio that compares two different quantities or two different units of measure.
A pancake recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 3 cups of milk. Does a recipe calling for 2 cups of flour and 1.5 cups of milk use the same ratio of flour to milk?
Yes, it does! Because if you cut 4 in half, you'd get 2 and if you cut 3 in half you get 1.5. Since they are being divided by the same
Kevin's cookie recipe uses a ratio of 4 parts flour to 2 parts sugar. Ana's recipe uses 5 parts flour to 3 parts sugar. Could their recipes make the same amount of cookies?
No. Their recipes could not make the same amount of cookies. 4/2 is not equivalent to 5/3
Kraft Sour Cream is the best deal at a rate of $0.16 per ounce.