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100

In a drawing, there are three circles, four stars, and three triangles. What is the ratio of stars to the total number of shapes.

2/5 or 4/10

100

A comparison of two quantities by division

a ratio

100

Jane had 13 dogs and 12 cats. Write the ratio of cats to dogs.

12/13

100

Anna earns $12 in 3 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?

$20

100

Write the unit rate for $375 saved in 5 years

$75 per year

200

The recipe calls for 2 eggs for every 8 cups of flour. How many eggs are needed with 40 cups of flour?

10 eggs

200

Compares two quantities that have different units of measure

a rate

200

Simon has 2 cats, 2 mice, and 3 snakes. Write the ratio of snakes to all pets.

3/7

200

Ramon gets 10 points in 4 games. How many does he get in 6 games?

15 points

200

On a sunny day, if a 36-inch yardstick casts a 21-inch shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 ft ?

 288 ft

300

There are 40 rabbits in a cage. The ratio of white rabbits to grey rabbits is 3:7. How many white rabbits are in the cage?

12 white rabbits

300

Solve for the unit rate 54 miles/ 2 gallons

27 miles per gallon

300

There were 12 boys in the class and 11 girls. Write the ratio of girls to all students.

 11/23

300

25/5 find the unit rate

5

300

On a sunny day, a 6.5 foot-tall ladder casts a shadow that is 19.5 feet long. A man who is 6.2 feet tall is painting next to the ladder. How long is his shadow?

18.6ft

400

There are 75 mice in a cage. The ratio of pink mice to black mice is 2:3. How many black mice are in the cage?

45 mice

400

Write as a ratio: 42 pairs of hi-tops out of 56 pairs of Nike Air?

3/4

400

John had 1 car, 2 horses, 3 tricycles, and 3 motorcycles. Write the ratio of all forms of transportation to transportation with 2 wheels.

9/3

400

100/20 

/=divide 

5

400

a herd of 52 horses has 12 white and some black horses. what is the ratio of white to black horses 

3:10

500

Paul used 6 black tiles and 12 white tiles for a pattern. What is the ratio of black tiles to white tiles.

1:2 or 6:12

500

Jack had 5 base ball cards, Tony had 3 base ball cards. Write the ratio of Jack's base ball cards to Tony's base ball cards.

5/3 base ball cards 

500

Katie drove 240 miles in 6 hours. How many did she drive in 1 hour?

40 miles

500

14/7 

/=divide 

2

500

Noel drew 22 hearts and 76 circles. what is the ratio  of circles to all shapes ?

38:49