Story Problems
Andrew sold 45 tickets to the school play and Sara sold 40 tickets. What is the ratio of the number of tickets Andrew sold to the number of tickets Sara sold?
9 to 8
Simplify the ratio 2:12.
1:6
Find the unit rate for 212 miles in 4 hours.
53 miles/hour
Divide $50 into the ratio 1:1.
$25 : $25
Which is the best buy?
a. $19.25 for 11 candy bars
b. $15.39 for 9 candy bars
b. $15.39 for 9 candy bars
A writer was paid $12,000 for a 2,000 word article. Find the rate per word.
$6 per word
Write the ratio as a fraction in the simplest form: 4 to 56
1/14
Find the unit rate. Patricia paid $365 for 5 nights at a hotel.
$73 per night
$14 : $56
Which is the best buy?
a. 400g of shampoo A at $3.20
b. 320g of shampoo B at $2.85
Shampoo A
The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2 to 3. There are 12 boys in the class. How many girls are there?
18 girls
In Gerhardt's home town, the ratio of cars to people is 425 to 1000. Which shows this ratio as a fraction in simplest form?
17 cars/ 40 people
You pay $4.50 for 9 bagels. What is the unit price?
$0.5 or 50 cents
Divide $70 into the ratio 8 : 5 : 1
$40 : $25 : $5
Which size Dairy Queen Blizzard gives you the best price per ounce?
-Small 6 oz. cup for $2.49
-Medium 10 oz. cup for $3.49
-Large 16 oz. cup for $4.99
The large 16 oz. cup because it costs 0.31 cents per ounce.
A car travels 136 miles using 7 gallons of gas. At that rate, how far can the car travel using 42 gallons of gas?
816 miles
Simplify the ratio 4 hours : 50 min
24 : 5
Find the value that completes the proportion: 7/3 = ?/ 24
56
A zoo requires that 3 adult accompany every 7 students that visit the zoo. How many adults must accompany 133 students?
19 adults
A store sells packages of pencils. Which package offers the best unit price?
a. 12 pencils for $3.00
b. 14 pencils for $3.78
c. 11 pencils for $3.08
d. 15 pencils for $3.90
a. 12 pencils for $3.00
The team's ratio of games won to games played was 7 to 11. If the team played 99 games, how many games did the team win?
63 games
0.09 km : 300 cm : 20 m
9 : 30 : 200
Apples cost $3.60 for 2 kg. At that rate, how many kilograms of apples can you buy for $5.40?
3 kg
The ratio of the side lengths of one square to another is 1 : 2. Find the ratio of the areas of the two squares.
1 : 4
One can of Mountain Dew costs $1.25 in a vending machine. A 12-pack of Mountain Dew costs $3.49 at the grocery store. How much money would you save by purchasing a dozen can of Mountain Dew at the grocery store instead of a dozen at the vending machine?
You would save $11.51 by buying Mountain Dew at the grocery store rather than at the vending machine.