Equivalent Ratios
Write 3 ratios equivalent to 8/10
4/5, 12/15, 16/20...
A recipe calls for 4 bananas, 3 apples, 6 pears, 10 strawberries. How many bananas, pears and strawberries will be in the recipe if you have 9 apples?
12 bananas, 18 pears, 30 strawberries
It costs $3.84 for 16 ounces of juice. What is the price per ounce of juice?
$0.24
What is the better buy? 16 oz of peanut butter for $3.36 or 40 oz of peanut butter for $7.60? Find price per ounce for each.
40 oz for $7.60 = $0.19 per ounce
16 oz for $3.36 = $0.21 per ounce
Draw a model of ratio of stars to squares which is 4:3
Write 3 ratios equivalent to 5/2
10/4, 15/6, 20/8...
Each bouquet uses 5 roses and 7 carnations. How many roses and carnations are in 6 bouquets?
25 roses and 42 carnations
$0.18 per ounce
What is the better buy? 8 cups of popcorn for $4 or 15 cups of popcorn for $6? Show the price per cup for each.
15 cups for $6 = $0.40 per cup
8 cups for $4 = $0.50 per cup
Draw a model of the ratio of triangles to circles which is 7 to 9
7 triangles and 9 circles
If these two ratios are equivalent what is the missing number in this statement 6:72 = 18:___
216
58 dogs
You can type 1,800 words in 25 minutes. How many words per minute can you type?
72 words per minute
Fred = 3 lawns per hour
Jimmy = 2.5 lawns per hour
draw a model of the ratio of dots to lines which is 12 to 7
12 dots and 7 lines
If these two ratios are equivalent what is the missing number in the statement 4:8 = ___:294
147
You make goodie baskets for residents at an assisted living complex. If each basket needs 3 blueberry muffins and 4 chocolate chip muffins how many baskets will you be able to make with 92 chocolate chip muffins
23 baskets
Lisa bikes 48 miles in 3 hours. What is her rate of miles per hour.
16 miles per hour
Which is the better buy? An 8 pound bag of dog food costs $7.40 and a 4 pound bag of dog food costs $5.38. Show the price per pound of each.
8 pound = $0.93 per pound
4 pound = $1.35 per pound
draw a model of the ratio of stick figures to circles which is 3 to 24
3 stick figures and 24 circles
If these 2 ratios are equivalent what is the missing number in this statement 4:6 = ___:99
66
The ratio of koalas to kangaroos in Australia is 4 to 7. How many koalas are there if there 9,100 kangaroos?
5,200 koalas
after mowing 9 lawns you have made $112.50. How much money do you make per lawn?
$12.50 per lawn
Who is faster? Carly can run her 400 meter in 62 seconds and Avery can run her 200 meter in 25 seconds. Show each persons rate in meters per second.
Carly = 6.45 meters per second
Avery = 8 meters per second
draw a model of the ratio of pencils to squares which is 8 to 14
8 pencils and 14 squares