Ratio
Solving Proportions
Ration 2
Problem Solving
Proportion
100

4:12

1:3 or 1/3

100

Solve for a:  a/6 = 6/9

a=4

100

The ratio of pencils to erasers in a box is 6 : 1. If there are 48 pencils, how many erasers are there?

Answer: 8 erasers

100

You can buy a Mathematics book for Php400. How many can you buy for Php1200? Give the proportion and answer the question.

1:400 = n:1200

n=3

100

If 4 notebooks cost Rp20,000, how much do 10 notebooks cost?

Answer: Rp50,000

200

The equality between two ratios.

Proportion

200

Are these fractions proportional? 3/14, 9/42

Yes

200

The ratio of cats to dogs in a pet shop is 5 : 8. If there are 40 dogs, how many cats are there?

Answer: 25 cats

200

If 12 tickets cost £30.00 how much will 13 tickets cost?

£32.50

200

A car travels 150 km in 3 hours. At the same speed, how far will it travel in 5 hours?

Answer: 250 km

300

What are the 2 ways to write an equivalent ratio? A) Adding B) Subtracting C) Multiplying D) Dividing

C and D

300

Solve for t:  t/2 = 9/6

t=3

300

The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 4 : 9. If there are 36 blue marbles, how many red marbles are there?

Answer: 16 red marbles

300

If 12 treats cost £11.40 how much will 10 treats cost?

£9.50

300

If 6 apples weigh 900 grams, how much do 10 apples weigh?

Answer: 1500 grams

400

Are the ratios equivalent? 3 paintings to 16 photographs 6 paintings to 32 photographs

Yes

400

Solve for q:  3:5=q:10

q=6

400

recipe uses sugar and flour in the ratio 2 : 7. If 14 cups of flour are used, how many cups of sugar are needed?

Answer: 4 cups of sugar

400

A car uses 5 liters of gasoline for a distance of 110 km. At this rate, how many liters of gasoline will the car consume for a distance of 165 km.

7.5 liters of gasoline

400

A map uses a scale of 1 : 200. If the distance between two places on the map is 8 cm, what is the actual distance?

Answer: 1600 cm (or 16 m)

500

Write as a ratio: 42 pairs of hi-tops out of 56 pairs of sneakers? Simplify

3:4

500

7/p= 8/9

p=7.875

500

At the market, 8 batteries cost $10. How much do 6 batteries cost? Explain.

 $7.50  for 6 batteries

500

The ratio of mango trees to avocado trees to guava trees is 5:4:3. If there are 1,176 trees in the orchard, how many mango trees are there?

There are 490 mango trees.

500

If 7 workers can build a fence in 14 days, how many days will 7 workers take to build the same fence?

Answer: 14 days