Ratios & Proportions
Area
Volume
Percents
Word Problems
100


    There are eight students wearing glasses.

    There are six students wearing a red shirt.

    What is the ratio of students wearing glasses to         the student wearing a red shirt?


    Ratio= 4:3                                                                       4 to 3                                                                     4/3

100

What is the area of the square that has a length 

             75            

                


                              AREA= 5625

100

  

       What is the formula for volume .


     Formula 1=length x height x width

     Formula 2= base x height

100

 

                 What is 20% of 40.


                        Answer= 8

100

Jared took an engineering exam and got 35 correct and 10 incorrect answers. What percent did Jared score.


                   Answer= 77.8%

200


               What is a Ratio?


  A ratio is a comparison of two quantities.

200

                

                           Define Area


   Area=  The amount of space in the flat boundary

200


                  Define Volume


Volume= the amount of space something takes up.

200


    105 = m x 300

    Find the missing number.


                                m= 55

200


  A recipe calls for 6 teaspoons of sugar for 8 servings. If you want to make 10 servings, how many, teaspoons of sugar should you use?


                  75 teaspoons of sugar

300


   What are the 3 ways to write ratios?

1.  with a colon : 

                      ex 1:2

2. with the word 'to'

                     ex 1 to 2

3. as a fraction

                    ex 1/2

300


   What is the area of a triangle with a height of 17.7 cm and a width of 11.4 cm?


           Area= 100.89 cm 2

300

l= 30 cm

w= 10 cm

h= 6 cm


                     VOLUME= 1800 cm 3

400


         What is a proportion? Give an example.


                           Answer varies

400


If the bottom of a flower pot has a radius of 8 in, what is the area of the bottom of the flower pot in inches?


  The area of the bottom of the flower pot is

                  200.96 in 2

500

10 students go to band.                                           15 students go to drama.                                        20 students go to stem.                                         5 students go to art. 

What is the ratio of students going to band to students going to stem?

What is the ratio of students going to art to the students going to stem?


                         Ratio= 1:2

                         Ratio= 1:4


500


            Find the area of the circle.

                   Diameter= 36 cm


                   Area= 1017.36 cm 2

500

Ms. Ling wants to buy fish as a class pet. She wants to know  the volume of the fish tank and how many gallons of water it could hold. 

l=12     w=14     h=18

1 gallon= 231

What is the volume and how many gallons of water are needed.


*Volume= 3024 in

*13.1 gallons are needed to fill the tank