Fractions and Ratio
Unit Rates
Proportion
Word Problems (A)
Word Problems (B)
100
Eleanor typed 27 pages in 4 hours. Write a ratio of pages to hours.
What is 27/4
100
3 pints of strawberries cost $5.55. What is the unit price of the berries?
What is $1.85
100
Determine whether the proportion is true or not true: 27/8 = 9/4
What is not true
100
Carolyn earned $63.75 for five hours of work. How much would she earn for two hours of work
What is $25.50
100
Out of every 20 pie shells Peta-gaye makes, she discards 1. How many did she make on Wednesday if she discarded 6 that day?
What is 120
200
The Abelows' rec room is 25 feet long and 15 feet wide. What is the ratio of width to length (in lowest terms)?
What is 3/5
200
There are 54 ounces total in 3 boxes of cereal. How many ounces per box are there?
What is 18
200
Determine whether the proportion is true or not true: 45/135 = 3/9
What is true
200
Four pounds of shrimp costs $35. How much will 3 pounds cost?
What is $26.25
200
To get color #327, a hardware store clerk mixes 2 parts yellow paint and 3 parts gray paint. How many pints of yellow paint should he add to 12 pints of gray paint to get #327?
What is 8 pints
300
The simplified ratio of 16 books : 48 books
What is 1:3
300
David drives 220 miles in 4 hours. How many miles per hour does he drive?
What is 55
300
Solve 2/3 = n/15
What is n=10
300
Dwan can run 2 miles in 12.3 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take him to run 6 miles?
What is 36.9 minutes
300
Nine out of 10 children in South Elementary School ride a bus. There are 180 children who ride a bus. How many students attend South Elementary in all?
What is 200 students
400
The simplified ratio of 20 apples : 35 oranges
What is 4/7
400
Christian received $57 for working 6 hours at the bookstore. Find the wage per hour (unit rate).
What is $9.50
400
Solve for 5/9 = x/45
What is x=25
400
A tailor uses 4.75 yards of fabric to make 2 skirts. How many skirts can he make with 19 yards?
What is 8 skirts
400
A school store earns a profit of $0.65 on every two ballpoint pens it sells. If the school made a profit of $12.35 on pen sales one day, how many pens did they sell?
What is 38 pens
500
Seven out of 10 people surveyed took a vacation last summer. Express this information as a ratio.
What is 7/10
500
Write as a unit rate: 387.8 miles in 7 hours
What is 55.4
500
Solve 7/8 = 42/b
What is b=48
500
Lisa drove 236 miles in 4 hours. At this rate, how many miles can she drive in 5 hours?
What is 295 miles
500
At a company, 4 out of 7 employees changed health insurance plans. If there are 112 employees at the company, how many changed health insurance plans?
What is 64