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The coed soccer team has four times as many boys on it as it has girls. what is the ratio?
4:1 or four to one
100
Jackson and Lisa ran laps to train for the long-distance running team. The ratio of the number of laps Jackson ran to the number of laps Lisa ran was 2 to 3. If Jackson ran 4 miles, how far did Lisa run?
Lisa ran 6 miles.
100
Are the following ratios equivalent?
Yes - determine the little "c"
No - determine an equivalent ratio
1:2 and 4:8
Yes The little c = 4
100
What is the ratio of triangles to rhombus?
5 to 2
100
Sean and Kaden went fishing using live shrimp as bait. The ratio of Sean's shrimp to Kaden's is 7:3. If Sean brought 8 more shrimp than Kaden brought, how many shrimp did Kaden bring?
Kaden brought 6 shrimp.
200
Using words, describe a ratio that represents 1 to 12
Answer can vary....For every 1 teacher there are 12 students.
200
Mason and Laney ran laps to train for the long-distance running team. The ratio of the number of laps Mason ran to the number of laps Laney ran was 2 to 3. If Laney ran 930 meters, how far did Mason run?
Mason ran 620 meters.
200
Are the following ratios equivalent?
Yes - determine the little "c"
No - determine an equivalent ratio
16:50 and 48:100
No. An equivalent ratio would be 48:150 or 32:100.
200
Is 1:2 equivalent to the ratio of circles to octagons?
Yes the ratio of circles to octagons is 3:6
1:2 and 3:6 are equivalent.
The value, c, is 3.
200
Leanna is baking 84 cookies to bring to school. If the ratio of chocolate chip cookies to sugar cookies is 5:9, how many of each cookie is Leanna bringing to school.
Leanna is bringing 30 chocolate chip cookies and 54 sugar cookies.
300
At the sixth-grade school dance, there are 132 boys, 89 girls, and 14 adults. what is the ratio of the number of boys to the number of adults?
132:14 or one hundred thirty two to fourteen
300
Taniyah just finished her week 2 quiz. The ratio of the number of problems she got incorrect to the number of problems she got correct is 2: 9. If Taniyah missed 8 questions, how many did she get correct?
Taniyah got 36 questions correct.
300
Are the following ratios equivalent?
Yes - determine the little "c"
No - determine an equivalent ratio
19:20 and 133:140
Yes. The value, c, is 7.
300
What is the ratio of total shapes to circles?
20:3
300
Winter has 3 notebooks for every 8 pencils. If she has 40 more pencils than notebooks, how many notebooks does Winter have?
Winter has 24 notebooks.
400
Is the order of the numbers important to the meaning of the ratio? Why?
What is Yes! Switching the numbers changes the relationship. The description of the ratio relationship tells us the correct order for the numbers in the ratio.
400
The ratio of cats to dogs at the local pound is 2:9. If there are 20 cats at the pound, then how are dogs?
There are 90 dogs at the pound.
400
Are the following ratios equivalent?
Yes - determine the little "c"
No - determine an equivalent ratio
56:8 and 14:2
Yes. The value,c, is 14.
400
What is the ratio of pentagons and circles to total shapes?
7:20
400
Blake missed 7 more days of school than Tyreq. If the ratio of days Blake missed to days Tyreq missed is 3:2 then how many days of school did Tyreq miss?
Tyreq missed 14 days of school.
500
In the cafeteria, 100 milk cartons were put out for breakfast. At the end of breakfast, 27 remained. What is the ratio of the number of milk cartons remaining to the number of milk cartons taken?
What is 27:73 or 27 to 73
500
Describe how to create equivalent ratios.
What is Multiply both numbers of the ratio by the same number (any number you choose)
500
Are the following ratios equivalent?
Yes - determine the little "c"
No - determine an equivalent ratio
84:12 and 28:3
No. An equivalent Ratio would be
84:12 and 21:3 OR 84:12 and 28:4
500
What is the ratio of red and blue shapes to shapes that are NOT red and blue?
8:12
500
Ashley has a large collection of hair bows. The ratio of blue bows to red bows is 4:9. She has 117 red and blue bows combine. How many red bows does Ashley have? How many blue bows?
Ashley has 36 red bows and 81 blue bows.