Ratios

Unit rate

100

You eat 10 chicken nuggets in 5 minutes. How many nuggets do you eat per minute?

2 chicken nuggets per minute

200

A runner travels 12 miles in 60 minutes. How long does it take for them to run each mile?

5 minutes per mile

300

It takes 4 hours to make 52 muffins. How many muffins can be made in 1 hour?

13 muffins per hour

400

4 trucks have 72 wheels. How many wheels are on 1 truck?

18 wheels per truck

Equivalent Ratios

100

2 sandwiches cost $10. How much would 8 sandwiches cost?

$40

200

A bottle of juice costs $1.50. How much would 4 bottles cost?

$6

300

12 erasers cost $6. How much do 2 erasers cost?

$1

400

There are 24 hours in a day. How many hours are there in a week?

168 hours per week

Writing Ratios

100

A bowling alley has 20 lanes and 5 employees. Write the ratio of lanes to employees.

5:20   5/20   

For every 20 lanes, there are 5 employees.

200

At an adoption clinic there are 3 cats and 5 dogs.

Write a part-to-part ratio of dogs & cats.

3:5   3/5   5:3   5/3   

For every 3 cats, there are 5 dogs.

For every 5 dogs, there are 3 cats.

300

In a Blueprint classroom, there are 2 teachers & 6 students. Write the ratio of students to teachers in word form.

For every 6 students, there are 2 teachers.

400

Write a part-to-whole ratio of 10 apples and 38 oranges in two forms.

10:48   10/48   38:48   38/48

For every 10 apples, there are 48 fruits.

For every 38 oranges, there are 48 fruits.