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Word Problems with rates and ratios
Mixed bag
100

Solve the conversion: 30 fl. oz. = _____ c.

What is 3 3/4 cups?

100

What are the three ways to write a ratio?

a/b, a to b, a:b

100

Calculate the unit rate: 4016 Calories for 8 servings of pot pie.

What is 502 Calories/1 serving?

100

Grace earns $12 in 3 hours. She makes $x in 5 hours.

What is $20?

100

A comparison of two quantities that are measured in different units

What is a rate?

200

Solve the conversion: 660 m = ____ km

What is .66?

200

Find two ratios that are equivalent to 6:14

possible answers: 3/7, 12/28, 18/42....

200

Which is the better deal, $42 for 5 t-shirts or $68 for 8 t-shirts?

What is $42 for 5 t-shirts. (rate of $8.40 per shirt)

200

If Cedar studies 1.5 hours for 2 tests, how long would he study for 3 tests?

What is 2.25 or 2 1/4 hours.

200

Equivalent or not?

10/20 and 8/16

Yes equivalent, 10 x 16 = 160, 20 x 8 = 160, both simplify to 1/2

300

Solve the conversion: 3 1/4 qt = _____ pints

What is 6 1/2?

300

Rewrite the ratio 45:75 in simplest (lowest) form.

What is 3:5?

300

Solve for the unit rate: 258.5 miles in 5.5. hours

What is 47 miles per hour?

300

Monica the Magician has a prop bag of marbles. The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles in a bag is 3:4. 

If there are 42 marbles in the bag, how many of the marbles are red?

What is 18?

300

Proportions-Solve for x.

6/= 4/38

What is 57.

400

What TWO conversion factors (incl. numbers) are needed to convert hours to seconds?

60 min/1 hr, 60 sec/1min

400

In 69 games, Daniel Armstrong of the Orlando Magic had 136 steals and 144 turnovers. What is his steals per turnover ratio? (lowest form)

17:18

400

Solve the unit rate: The temperature changes 15.6 degrees F in 13 minutes

What is 1.2 degrees F per minute?

400

Xavier has scored the following # of pts in his last four games: 18, 15, 18, 13

If he continues to score pts at the same overall rate, how many total points will Xavier score in his last 7 games?

What is 112 pts?

400

343.8 miles on 9 gallons

What is 38.2 miles per gallon

500

Solve the conversion: 68,700 mg = _____ kg

What is .0687?

500

Dog medication instructions: 0.5 tsp per 5 lb.

If Warren has a 60 lb. dog, what dose should he give?

What is 6 tsps? 

500

Better buy?: 16oz bottle of soda for $1.25 or 20oz bottle of soda for $1.55

What is the 20 oz bottle? (.077 vs 0.078)

500

If Caitlin texts 120 words in 5 minutes, how long does it take her to text 55 words? (To the hundredths)

What is 2.29 mins?

500

5 in. = ____ cm

What is 12.7 cm.