ratios
unit rate
conversion/comparison
100

Write a ratio for the following:

9 tacos for $3

9:3

9 tacos to 3$

100

What is the unit rate of the following:

9 tacos for $3

1:3 or .30:1

1$ to 3 tacos or .30 cents per taco

100

A band marches in the African American
Day Parade in New York City. The band marches 800 meters every 15 minutes.
At this rate, how many kilometers does
the band march in 1 hour?

3.2km

200

I pay 15$ in taxes for every 150 dollars I make.

What is the ratio of taxes to dollars I make?

15:150

15$ in taxes to 150$ I make

200

Jayda takes 3 hours to deliver 189 newspapers on her paper route. What is the rate per hour at which she delivers the newspapers?

63 newspapers per hour

200

freebie

freebie

300

24 pencils cost $1.20, how much will 6 pencils cost?

30 cents

300

Marissa finished the 6 mile race in 51 minutes. What is the unit rate of mile and minutes? (HINT: how many minutes does it take to run 1 mile?)

8.5 minutes

1:8.5

1 mile to 8.5 minutes

300

Pesos to dollars has a ratio of 20 to 1.

If 9 tacos are 3$ dollars

How many tacos can Maroon get with $180 pesos?

27

400

Wiliam can run 1/2 of a mile in 1/10 of an hour. How many miles can he run in one hour?

5 miles

400

Miranda's Maid Service charges $280 to clean 8 offices. What is the unit rate per office?

1:35

1 office = 35$

400

At Charlie's Chicken you can buy a drumstick for $1.25, or you can buy 16 drumsticks for $17.60. You buy the 16 drumstick pack, how much do you save per drumstick?

$0.15

500

Brandon is driving at 50mph. He drives 100 miles from home to a beach to pick up a friend and then 340 miles to a gas station before going another 260 miles to the county fair. How long will it take Brandon to get to the county fair from home?

14 hours

500

Lynnette can wash 95 cars in 5 days.

How many cars can Lynnette wash in 11 days?

209 cars

500

Tank A has 20 fish for a cost of 220$

Tank B has 13 fish for a cost of 169$

Tank C has 5 fish for a cost of 60$

Order the tanks from the cheapest fish to the most expensive.

Tank A, Tank C, Tank B