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100
Write a ratio of yellow to red circles:
5:3 or 5 to 3
100
A recipe for one batch of chocolate chip cookies needs 4 cups of flour and 2 eggs.
How many cups of flour and eggs are needed for two batches?
8 cups of flour and 4 eggs.
100
In a fruit basket, there are 9 bananas, 4 apples, and 3 plums. For every _____ apples, there are _____ plums.
4, 3
100
At a kennel, there are 12 dogs and 3 cats. There are ____ dogs for every cat.
4
100
How many seconds does it take light to travel from the earth to our moon? (Closest guess gets the points)
About 1.3 seconds.
200
Write a ratio of red to blue circles:
5:6 or 5 to 6
200
A recipe for one batch of cupcakes needs 5 teaspoons of vanilla and 3 eggs.
How many eggs are needed for three batches of cupcakes?
9 eggs
200
To make a snack mix, combine 2 cups of raisins with 4 cups of pretzels and 6 cups of almonds.
What is the ratio of almonds to raisins to pretzels?
6:2:4 or 6 to 2 to 4.
200
In a classroom, there are 2 teachers for every 10 students.
What is the ratio of students to teachers?
10:2 or 10 to 2 (or equivalent ratios)
200
How many minutes does it take light to travel from the sun to the earth? (Closest guess gets the points)
About 8.3 minutes.
300
Elena has 5 dogs and 3 cats. What is the ratio of cats to dogs?
3:5 or 3 to 5.
300
To make one batch of sky blue paint, John mixes 2 cups of blue paint with 1 gallon of white paint.
How many cups of blue paint are needed for 10 batches of sky blue paint?
20 cups of blue paint
300
A recipe for one batch of tuna casserole needs 10 ounces of soup, 1 cup of cheese, and 3 cups of pasta.
How many batches of casserole would you make if you used 9 cups of pasta and 30 ounces of soup?
3 batches
300
One batch of pink paint uses 2 cups of red paint and 7 cups of white paint. Keith made a large amount of pink paint using 14 cups of red paint.
How many batches of pink paint did she make?
7 batches
300
How many hearts does an octopus have?
3 hearts
400
There are 10 white marbles and 3 blue marbles. What is the ratio of white to blue marbles?
10:3 or 10 to 3.
400
One large smoothie requires 3 cups of milk, 2 frozen bananas, and 1 tablespoon of chocolate syrup.
How much of each ingredient is needed for 5 large smoothies?
15 cups of milk, 10 frozen bananas, and 5 tablespoons of chocolate syrup
400
A recipe for one batch of tuna casserole needs 10 ounces of soup, 1 cup of cheese, and 3 cups of pasta.
How much of each of these three ingredients would be needed to make twice the amount of casserole?
20 ounces of soup, 2 cups of cheese, and 6 cups of pasta.
400
One batch of pink paint uses 2 cups of red paint and 7 cups of white paint. Keith made a large amount of pink paint using 14 cups of red paint.
How many cups of white paint did she use to get the same shade of pink paint?
49 cups
400
A googol is a 1 followed by how many zeros?
100
500
There are 2 red blocks, 3 orange blocks, and 4 black blocks. What is the ratio of black blocks to total blocks?
4:9 or 4 to 9.
500
Diego shade of green paint needs 10 tablespoons of yellow paint and 2 tablespoons of blue paint. He only has 1 tablespoon of blue paint.
How much yellow paint should he use to get the same shade of green paint?
5 tablespoons of yellow paint
500
A recipe for one batch of tuna casserole needs 10 ounces of soup, 1 cup of cheese, and 3 cups of pasta.
How much of each of these three ingredients would be needed to make half the amount of casserole?
5 ounces of soup, 0.5 cup of cheese, and 1.5 cups of pasta.
500
One batch of pink paint uses 2 cups of red paint and 7 cups of white paint. Keith made a large amount of pink paint using 14 cups of red paint.
How many cups of white paint is needed for half a batch of pink paint?
3.5 cups
500
What is the first element in the periodic table of elements?
Hydrogen