Writing Ratios
There are 6 cows, 3 pigs, 4 horses, and 8 chickens.
What is the ratio of cows to pigs?
6:3
Simplify the following ratio.
10:8
5:4
Use ratio language to compare the following scenario.
Mrs. Shortslef has 3 cars, 5 dirt bikes, and 1 four wheelers.
The ratio 1:5 represents...
For every 1 camper there are 5 dirt bikes.
The ratio of the number of donuts to muffins at the grocery store is 9:8. The grocery store has 45 donuts.
How many muffins does the store have?
40 muffins.
There are 6 cows, 3 pigs, 4 horses, and 8 chickens.
What is the ratio of total animals to horses?
21:4
Are these two ratios equivalent?
6:7 and 24:28
Yes
Use ratio language to compare the following scenario.
Mrs. Shortslef has 3 cars, 5 dirt bikes, and 1 four wheelers.
The ratio 3:6 represents...
For every 3 cars there are 6 dirt bikes and campers.
The number of hotdogs to hamburgers sold at a baseball game is 8:5. If there were 35 hamburgers sold, how many hot dogs were also sold?
56 hotdogs.
There are 6 cows, 3 pigs, 4 horses, and 8 chickens.
What is the ratio of horses to chickens?
4:8
Simplify the following ratio.
18:30
3:5
Use ratio language to compare the following scenario.
Mrs. Shortslef has 3 cars, 5 dirt bikes, and 1 four wheelers.
The ratio 9:5 represents...
For every 9 vehicles there are 5 dirt bikes.
see student work.
There are 6 cows, 3 pigs, 4 horses, and 8 chickens.
What is the ratio of pigs to total number of animals?
3:21
Are these two ratios equivalent?
9:10 and 11:12
No
Mrs. Bartlett can make 1 batch of cookies by using 2 cups of sugar and 5 cups of flour. She makes two batches of cookies.
How many cups of sugar does Mrs. Bartlett use if she makes two batches?
4 cups
For every 15 chocolate ice cream cones that Bev's sells, they sell 12 twists.
If Bev's sells 48 twists, how many chocolate ice cream cones do they sell?
60 chocolate cones
There are 6 cows, 3 pigs, 4 horses, and 8 chickens.
What is the ratio of pigs and horses to all animals? Write your answer in simplest form.
7:21 -> 1:3
Determine two equivalent ratios for 24:20.
Answers will vary.
Ms. Byrnes mixes 1 pitcher of lemonade by combining 5 cups of water, 3 lemons, and 1 cup of sugar. She plans on making 3 pitchers.
How many lemons does she need for the 3 pitchers?
9 lemons
The ratio of the number of boys in a class to the total number of students in the class is 9:18. How many total students are in the grade if there are 63 boys.
126 total students.