Writing Ratios
Scaling Ratios
Tape Diagrams
Problem Solving (choose strategy)
Random
100
Write the ratio of pineapple to apples in colon form and in fractional form
What is....
6 pineapple : 8 apples
and
(6 p)/ (8 a)
100
70 total muffins
100
Ms. Yoto is putting together bags of fruit that contain 1 pear for every 2 apples.
1. Draw a tape diagram that represents 3 bags of fruit.
2. How many apples would there be for 3 bags?
2. There would be 6 apples.
100
Show the work you did to get your answer:
A recipe calls for 3 cups flour to 2 Tbsp vanilla. What is the ratio of vanilla to flour if you make 4 batches?
8 Tbsp vanilla : 12 cups flour
or "the ratio of vanilla to flour is 8 to 12"
100
Are these two fractions equivalent? Explain or show how you know
Yes. (show your work to explain why)
200
The tape diagram shows the number of pies in one case.
1. Write the ratio of apple pies to pumpkin pies. (remember...order matters!)
2. If I buy 6 cases of pies, how many pies will each box represent?
1. 2 to 3 (or 2:3 or 2/3)
2. Each box represents 6 pies.
200
Show your work by using one strategy we learned
While exercising, Marcus burns 28 calories for every 5 minutes. If Marcus exercises for 35 minutes, how many calories will he burn?
(copy down the work below to help you get started, or use the table method!)
Final answer: 196 calories
200
Every pack of mini pies comes with the ratio of pies shown below. If there are 12 berry pies, how many Pumpkin pies will there be? Use the tape diagram to demonstrate your answer.
9 pumpkin pies (draw and complete the tape diagram to demonstrate your answer)
200
show your work by using a strategy we learned!
A pack of yogurts has 2 blueberry for every 3 strawberry yogurts. How many strawberry yogurts are there if there are 20 total yogurts?
12 strawberry yogurts
200
Mark bought a 3 pumpkins, 2 apples, and a 7 squashes.
1. Write the ratio of apples to pumpkins in fractional form.
2. Write the ratio of squashes to total in colon form.
1. 2/3
2. 7:12
300
Kata’s movie collection consists of 45 action movies and 30 comedy movies. What is the ratio of action movies to total movies?
(remember...the order matters!)
45 action movies : 75 total movies
300
Show your work by using a strategy we learned in class! (if you want, copy down the ratio templates to help you show your work!)
You get 4 candies for every 2 haunted house in town. If you collect a total of 36 candies, how many haunted houses did you visit?
18 haunted houses.
300
In a vote for school lunch, students had the option of hot dogs and spaghetti. For every 4 votes hot dogs, there were 5 votes spaghetti (shown in the tape diagram below).
If there was a total of 27 votes, how many people voted for spaghetti? Copy and add to the tape diagram to demonstrate your answer.
12 votes spaghetti
(draw the tape diagram to demonstrate your answer!)
300
show your work by using a strategy we learned!
A pack of yogurts has 2 blueberry for every 3 strawberry yogurts. How many strawberry yogurts are there if there are 18 blueberry yogurts?
27 strawberry yogurts
300
Will these ratios create the same color of green? Explain why or why not.
2 blue: 5 yellow
10 blue: 13 yellow
No. (explain your answer for credit)
400
There are 40 dogs and 25 cats in an animal shelter. Write the ratio of cats to dogs in colon and fractional form.
25 cats : 40 dogs
and
(25 c) / (40d)
400
Show your work by using the scaling strategy.
Mark bought 12 pounds of bananas for $15. How much does 4 pounds of bananas cost?
Four pounds of bananas cost $5
400
Show your work by using a tape diagram.
A recipe for punch calls for the following:
- 5 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups mango juice
- 1 cup cranberry juice
If you use 12 cups mango juice in for this punch, how much pineapple juice will you need to put in?
30 cups pineapple juice
400
You are preparing for halloween and buying bags of candy. The bags of candy have a ratio of 3 Hersheys to 4 Skittles packs.
If you need 105 bags of candy to give out, how many Skittles packs will you have?
60 Skittles Packs
400
A bag of candy has a ratio of 3 Hersheys to 4 Skittles packs.
1. Draw a tape diagram that represents this ratio
2. Change/add to it so it represents 5 bags/batches.
3. How many Hersheys will you have with 5 packs?
3. Final ANSWER: You will have 15 Hersheys
500
10 apple pie : 15 pumpkin pie
OR
(10 a) / (15 p)
500
Show your work by using the scaling strategy.
A recipe for punch calls for the following:
- 5 cups pineapple juice
- 2 cups mango juice
- 1 cup cranberry juice
You have some extra mango juice and want to use all 6 cups mango juice for this recipe. How much total punch will you have in the end?
24 cups total punch
500
In bulk, Hershey’s bars costs $3, Reese’s cost $6, and Skittles candy cost $5. If you spend a total of $182, how much money did you spend on Skittles candy alone?
Demonstrate your answer with a tape diagram
Final answer: $65
500
(show your work by choosing a strategy we learned!)
In each cookie pack, there is a ratio of 2 chocolate chip cookies to 1 oatmeal cookie to 1 sugar cookie.
You buy multiple packs. If there is a total amount of 12 cookies...
1. how many packs did you buy?
2. how many chocolate chip cookies will you have?
1. 3 packs
2. 6 chocolate chip cookies
500
Susan will have the most laps and will win the race (you must show all your work for how you know).