Ratios
1.) In a classroom, there are 14 boys and 42 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls in the class?
1:3
22. A.) Jose and his family are on their way to visit their family who live 756 miles away from them.
Based on the route they chose, they expect to complete their trip in 3 days. The distances and average speeds for the first two days driven are shown below.
● First day: 5 hours at an average speed of 62 miles per hour
How many miles did Jose’s family drive on the first day?
PART B
How many total miles did Jose’s family drive by the second day?
310 miles
10.) The grocery mart is selling 5 apples for $13. What is the unit price?
$2.60
8.) Solve for y:
15 = 3
y 4
y = 20
14.) What is 35% of 700?
245
6.) Write 3 equivalent ratios for 10: 14
Answers Vary
22. B.) Jose and his family are on their way to visit their family who live 756 miles away from them.
Based on the route they chose, they expect to complete their trip in 3 days. The distances and average speeds for the first two days driven are shown below.
● First day: 5 hours at an average speed of 62 miles per hour
● Second Day: 4 hours at an average speed of 65 miles per hour
PART B
How many total miles did Jose’s family drive BY the second day?
570 miles
7.) James went to the grocery store and bought 4 apple pies from the bakery for $36.40. What is the unit price for each pie?
$9.10
17.) Jane traveled 44 kilometers to the outlet stores for some summer shopping. How many meters did she travel?
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44000 meters
12.) If 24 is 60% of a value, what is the total value?
40
2.) Jonathan wanted to make orange paint by mixing together buckets of red paint and yellow paint. If Jonathan used the ratio 4:3 of red paint to yellow paint, how many total buckets of paint did he use?
7
4.) The ratio table below shows the number of basketballs needed for groups of children in gym class to share.
Soccer Balls 3 12 15
# of Children in a Group 7 28 x
How many children are in a group if they share 15 soccer balls?
35 Children
9.) Mike walks 7 miles in 1 hour. At this rate, how long will it take him to walk 59.5 miles?
8.5 hours
16.) A jug holds 3.04 liters of water. How many milliliters can fit into the bottle?
3040 mL
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13.) The US Men’s national soccer team won 75% of their last 24 world cup games. How many games did the US Men’s national team win?
18 Games
3.) The ratio of the number of green to blue jellybeans in a jar is 3 to 2. There are 500 jellybeans total in the jar. How many of the jellybeans are blue?
300 blue jellybeans
22. C.) Jose and his family are on their way to visit their family who live 756 miles away from them.
Based on the route they chose, they expect to complete their trip in 3 days. The distances and average speeds for the first two days driven are shown below.
● First day: 5 hours at an average speed of 62 miles per hour
● Second Day: 4 hours at an average speed of 65 miles per hour PART A
PART C
If the average speed on the third day is 62 miles per hour, how many more hours will it
take for them to reach their family friends’ home?
3 Hours
11.) Jonathan can read 8 pages in 15 minutes. At this rate, how many pages can he read in 45 minutes?
24 Pages
19.) Kelly weighs 135 pounds. What is her mass in kilograms? 1 kg ≈ 2.2 lbs
61.36 kgs
18.) The distance between Elmhurst and Coney Island is 1.4 inches on the map. What is the actual distance( in miles)?
3.78 miles
5.) In the 6th grade the ratio of boys to girls is 7:4. If there are 15 more boys than girls, how many 6th grade students are there in total?
55 Total 6th grade students
The area of an airplane’s wings is related to the airplane’s lifting force, which holds the airplane in the air. The table below lists several wing areas and the corresponding lifting forces. Find the values for x and y.
AIRPLANE LIFTING FORCE
Area Lifting Force
125 1875
150 2250
x 2625
250 3750
375 y
420 6300
x = 175
y = 5625
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If grocery store A is selling 4 avocados for $5.46 and grocery store B is selling 5 avocados for $6.80, which grocery store has a better deal for avocados?
Grocery Store B
20.) Kim rode her bicycle 128 miles in 8 weeks, riding the same distance each week. Eric rode his bicycle 90 miles in 6 weeks, riding the same distance each week. Who rode more miles per week and by how much?
Kim rode 1 mile more per week, than Eric.
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After going to the store and using a 35% off coupon Joe received a discount of $262.50. What was the original (or regular) price of the item that Joe purchased?
$750.00