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Write a ratio statement to represent the ratio of red to blue paint.
The ratio of red paint to blue paint is 3 to 2.
For every 3 cans of red paint, there are 2 cans of blue paint.
100
Ms. Malfesi's pumpkin-banana bread recipe calls for 2 bananas for every cup of pumpkin. If she wants to triple the recipe, how much of each ingredient does she need?
6 bananas to 3 cups of pumpkin
100
Denise reads 6 pages in 4 minutes. How many pages does she read in 2 minutes?
Denise lee 6 páginas en 4 minutos. ¿Cuántas páginas lee en 2 minutos?
3 pages in 2 minutes
100
A baker at Tartine makes 3 loaves bread for every 4 pies. How many of each if they made 14 total items?
6 loaves of bread and 8 pies
200
Write a ratio statement to represent the ratio of thumbs to fingers.
The ratio of thumb to fingers is 1 to 4.
For every thumb, there are 4 fingers.
200
Each table has 4 chairs. How many tables would there be if you had 16 chairs?
4 tables
200
Abner is making himself macaroni and cheese for lunch. His recipe serves 4, but he only wants to make 1 serving. The recipes calls for 8 cups of macaroni and 4 cups of cheese. How much of each will he need for himself?
Abner se prepara macarrones con queso para el almuerzo. Su receta sirve para 4, pero solo quiere hacer 1 porción. Las recetas requieren 8 tazas de macarrones y 4 tazas de queso. ¿Cuánto de cada uno necesitará para sí mismo?
2 cups of macaroni to 1 cup of cheese
200
To make a batch of chewy chocolate chip cookies, you need 2 cups of flour for every 1 cup of brown sugar. How many cups of flour and brown sugar do we need if we had 15 total cups?
10 cups of flour and 5 cups of brown sugar!
300
Write a ratio statement to represent the ratio of chocolate cupcakes to the total.
The ratio of chocolate to total cupcakes is 6 to 10.
For every 6 chocolate cupcakes, there are 10 cupcakes in total.
300
My allowance is $5 each week. How many weeks will it take me to earn $35?
Mi mesada es de $5 por semana. ¿Cuántas semanas me tomará ganar $35?
7 weeks
300
The 6th grade class has 240 students to 8 teachers. How many students does each teacher have?
La clase de sexto grado tiene 240 estudiantes para 8 maestros. ¿Cuántos alumnos tiene cada maestro?
30 students per teacher
300
Starbucks serves 10 adults for every 2 students in the morning. How many of each did they serve if 36 people came through?
Starbucks served 30 Adults and 6 students.
400
There are 250 8th graders, 230 7th graders, and 240 6th graders.
What is the ratio of 8th to 7th to 6th graders?
The ratio of 8th to 7th to 6th graders is 250 to 230 to 240.
400
Ms. Mitchell grades 4 tests in 10 minutes. How many can she grade in 1 hour?
Ms. Mitchell califica 4 pruebas en 10 minutos. ¿Cuántos puede calificar en 1 hour?
24 tests
400
I have 27 batteries for 6 flashlights. How many batteries do I have per flashlight?
Tengo 27 pilas para 6 linternas. ¿Cuántas pilas tengo por linterna?
4.5 batteries per flashlight
400
In 2016, San Francisco's SPCA received 5 dogs for every 6 cats. How many of each did they get if there was 44 animals?
There would be 20 dogs and 24 cats.
500
In a bag of apples and oranges, there are 13 pieces of fruit.
If there are 4 apples, what is the ratio of apples to oranges?
The ratio of apples to oranges is 4 to 9.
For every 3 apples, there are 9 oranges.
500
Ms. Jackson can do 60 pushups in 3 minutes. How many pushups can she do in 10 minutes?
Ms. Jackson puede hacer 60 flexiones en 3 minutos. ¿Cuántas flexiones puede hacer en 10 minutos?
200 pushups
500
Edwin can run 25 stairs in 4 seconds. How many stairs can he run per second?
Edwin puede correr 25 escaleras en 4 segundos. ¿Cuántas escaleras puede correr por segundo?
6.25 stairs per second
500
Darcey went to pick strawberries and raspberries. Every 11 raspberries, she got 8 blackberries. After a day of picking berries, she had 152 total berries. How many of each did she get?
Darlin has 88 raspberries and 64 blackberries