Equivalent Ratios
Mike sold 6 computers and 4 cell phones last month. This month he sold 3 times as many of both. How many computers and cell phones did he sell?
18 computers, 12 cell phones
What is 1/4 as a percent?
25%
An ice cream shop sells a ratio of 3: 1 for cones of chocolate to vanilla ice cream. If the shop sold 30 cones of chocolate, how many vanilla did they sell?
10
Are the following ordered pairs equivalent ratios?
(1, 3)
(2, 6)
(3, 10)
NO
What is 3/10 as a percent?
30%
Kim spends $2 for every $3 selling cookies. Kim earns $300 selling cookies. What is Kim's profit from selling cookies?
$100
Give another equivalent ratio to the following group of ordered pairs.
(5, 6)
(15, 18)
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Jen owns a clothing store. For every 3 T-shirts Jen sells, she sells 4 sweaters. Express the number of sweaters sold as a fraction of the number of T-shirts sold.
4/3
Mike sells water and gatorade at a ratio of 9:5. If Mike sells 36 bottles of water, how many bottles of gatorade does he sell?
9 x 4 = 36, so
5 x 4= 20 bottles of Gatorade
Ana, a brand manager, creates an ad budget. The ratio of the amount spent on ads for teens to the amount spent on ads for adults is 4:9. Provide two additional points that represent this ratio.
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A store manager sells 10 skateboards for every 12 scooters. Express the number of skateboards sold as a fraction of the number of scooters sold.
A- 5/22
B-12/22
C- 5/6
D- 12/10
C
Marielle buys and sells antique furniture at cost to revenue ratio of 5:9. She sells a piece for $207. What is the profit on the sale?
$92
Marvin sold a used convertible for $9600. The dealership Marvin works for uses a cost to revenue ratio of 7:12. What is the profit on Marvin's sale?
$4000
Put in order from least to greatest.
1/4
1/5
0.3
23%
1/5, 23%, 1/4, 0.3
Tyrone spends $2 on ingredients for every $7 of revenue he collects selling sandwiches at his shop. Tyrone collects $2100 selling sandwiches in a day. What is Tyrone’s profit for the day?
$1500