Write the Ratio
Of the 30 days in November, it snowed 14 of them. What is the ratio, in simplest form, of the number of days it did not snow to the total days in November?
8:15
Create a tape diagram to answer the following question: John created a new energy drink by mixing 2 parts Kiwi Juice with 7 parts Apricot Juice. If John used 15 ounces more of the Apricot Juice, How many ounces of Kiwi Juice would John need?
John would need 15 oz of Kiwi Juice.
Create a table to answer the following question: Christine is making fleece blankets. 6 yards of fleece will make 2 blankets. How many blankets can
she make with 9 yards of fleece?
3 blankets can be made with 9 yards of fleece.
One recipe uses 3 cups of juice concentrate for every 5 cups of water. Another recipe uses 9 cups of juice concentrate for every 15 cups of water. Determine if the ratios are equivalent.
Yep! The ratios scale up by 3.
At the grocery store, Jake bought 4 bananas and 6 apples. What are the three ways to show the ratio of apples to bananas in simplest form?
3:2, 3 to 2, 3/2
Create a tape diagram to answer the following question: At the 6th Grade Welcome Party, the students split the time between dancing and playing basketball. For every 5 students who danced, 9 were playing basketball. There were a total of 140 students at the party. How many more students played basketball than danced?
40 more students played basketball than danced at the party.
Create a table to solve the following question:
Keith bikes 6 miles in 30 minutes. At this rate, how long would it take him to bike 18 miles?
It would take Keith 90 minutes to bike 18 miles.
At School A, the ratio of boys to girls in the 6th grade is 12:18. At School B, the ratio of boys to girls in the 6th grade is 20:27. Determine if the two ratios are equivalent.
Nooooope! The second ratio can't simplify so they are not equivalent.
There are 124 seats in the first 5 rows in the SOMS Auditorium. For the assembly, 48 of the seats were empty. What is the ratio of the empty seats to the filled seats?
12 to 19
Create a tape diagram to answer the following question: The ratio of boys to girls in a gym class is 3:5. If there are 56 students in the class, how many boys are in the class? How many girls are in the class?
There are 21 girls and 35 boys in the gym class.
Create a table to answer the following question: On a hiking trip, Shauna notes that she hikes about 12 kilometers every 4 hours. If she continues at this rate, how many kilometers she could hike in 6 hours.
Shauna can bike 18 km in 6 hours.
During the last winter Olympics, Team Canada won 24 gold medals and 36 silver medals. Team USA won 50 gold medals and 30 silver medals. Determine if the ratio of gold medals to silver medals is equivalent.
No way! Canada's ratio is 2:3 and USA's is 5:3.
When voting for the food to make in the Cooking Club, 17 kids picked granola, 12 kids picked tacos, 23 kids picked pizza and 8 students picked muffins. Write the ratio of students who picked muffins to the total number of students in simplest form, and all 3 ways.
2 to 15, 2:15, 2/15
Create a tape diagram to answer the following question: The PTA raised a total of $800. The 8th and 7th Grades were going to split the money at a ratio of 6:4. How much more money is the 8th Grade receiving?
The 8th Grade is receiving $160 more than the 7th Grade.
Create a table to answer the following question: Patrick buys 12 bunches of bananas for $9 to make a bunch of banana bread. Use a ratio table to determine how much Patrick will pay for 8 bunches of bananas.
Patrick can by 8 bunches of bananas for $6.
In Room 234 there are 24 computers for 30 students. In the Auditorium, there are 48 computers for 70 students. Do both of the rooms have the same ratio of computers to students?
No!
During the Summer Olympics, the United States track team brought 18 sprinters, 12 distance runners, 6 hurdlers and 9 field event athletes. What is the ratio of distance runners to all other athletes combined? *In simplest form*
4/15
Create a tape diagram to answer the following question: For every 7 boys in the Gaming and Strategies Club, there are 4 girls. If there are 44 students in the club, how many are boys?
There are 28 boys in the Gaming and Strategies Club.
Create a table to answer the following question: A book store bought 16 copies of a book from the publisher for $400. If the store buys 24 copies of the same book for the next shipment, how much will it cost?
It will cost the store $600 to make another shipment of 24 books.
The number is pencils to books can be shown in a ratio of 2 to 10. Which of the following is NOT equivalent?
A - 1/5
B - 7/15
C - 8/40
D - 8/40
B - 7/15