Ratios and Rates
If there are 6 boys and 3 girls, what is the ratio of girls to boys in simplest form?
1 girl to 3 boys
1:2, 1 to 2, 1/2
3/8 divided by 1/2
Simplify if possible.
3/4
If I only have 3/4 of a yard, what percent more do I need to have a full yard?
25%
Order from least to greatest: 5, -2, -5, 2
-5, -2, 2, 5
Rashad's driveway is 228 inches long. How many feet long is Rashad's driveway?
19 feet
A pack of 12 pens cost $5.16. What is the cost per pen?
$0.43
0.25 x 1.2
Estimate first! Make your thinking visible.
0.3
What is 60% of 60?
36
Write an inequality to compare these two numbers: -12 and -5
-12 < -5 or -5 > -12
Marcus has $125.67 in his checking account. He makes a withdrawal of $35.00 and then later deposits $73.80. How much money does Marcus have in his account?
$164.47
In order for the ratios to be equivalent, what is the value for x?
5/6 = x/36
x=30
3.3 divided by 4
0.825
The Tigers scored 40 points in last night's basketball game. Elliot scored 28 of the team's points. What decimal is equivalent to the fraction of points Elliot scored out of the team's total point?
0.7
Put these rational numbers in order from least to greatest? 10, -2.65, 0, -1/4, 0.50, 2/3
-2.65, -1/4, 0, 0.50, 2/3, 10
Drew put his game piece on START. On his first turn, he moves his game piece ahead 7 spaces. On his second turn, Drew moves his game piece back 4 spaces. How many spaces away from START is his game piece now?
3 spaces
When driving and looking at holiday lights, we saw 6 reindeer for every 2 snowmen. If the ratio remained constant, how many total snowmen and reindeer would we have seen if we saw 5 snowmen?
20 reindeer and snowmen combined
The recipe for cookies asks for 3/4 cup of brown sugar. Mrs. Grace wants to make 1/3 of the recipe. How much brown sugar should Mrs. Grace use?
1/4 c
In a survey of 400 students, 16 said their favorite drink was lemonade. What percentage of students picked lemonade as their favorite drink? Write the decimal equivalency as well.
4%
0.04
Salmon swimming up the river travel 2 feet under water. Suppose one salmon darts 3 feet above the water. How far did the salmon jump?
5 feet
20% of what number is 163?
815
Last week Bill earned $210 for a 30-hour week. How much did he earn per hour? What would he have earned for a 40-hour week?
$7/hour
In a 40-hour week Bill would have earned $280.
You are making scarves for presents. Each scarf needs 3/4 yard of fabric. How many yards of fabric do you need for 6 scarves?
4 1/2 yards
A table costs $350. There is also a sales tax of 7%. What is the total cost of the table, including sales tax?
$374.50
($24.50 in tax)
Explain this expression "-|-25|"
the opposite of the absolute value of -25
The value is -25.
Alexa originally had $16.85 saved. She then saved $3.27 each week for the following 4 weeks. What is the total amount of money Alexa should have saved after 4 weeks?
$29.93