Ratios
There are 10 girls and 14 boys in a class, what is the ratio of girls to boys? Write the ratio in simplest form 3 different ways.
What is 5 to 7, 5:7 5/7
If Sammy could read 140 words in a minutes, how many could she read in 3 minutes?
What is 420 words in 3 minutes.
Gwen rode her bike for 7 hours at a speed of 16 miles per hour. How far did Gwen ride her bike?
What is 112 miles
How many pens per minute could a machine make if it made 160 in 40 minutes?
What is 4 pens
Write a sentence explaining what the ratio of 3 tomatoes to 1 cucumber means.
What is for every 3 tomatoes there is 1 cucumber.
If there are 6 green apples and 14 red apples, what is the ratio of red apples to total apples? Write the ratio three different ways and in simplest form.
What is 7 to 10, 7:10, 7/10
A pack of Hot Wheels cost $3.20. How much would 3 packs of cars cost?
What is $9.60
The circus came to town and their train covered 140 miles in 4 hours. What was the train's average speed?
What is 35 mph
For the first dozen $4.00 For each additional dozen or half dozen $2.25 How much would it cost Becky to buy 6.5 dozens.
What is 16.38
Write a sentence explaining what the ratio means of rock music to total music on an iPod when it is 2 to 7.
What is for every 2 rock songs there are 7 songs on the iPod
Write the equivalent ratio for 144 : 84 in simplest form
What is 12 :7
How much per pound would a tray of cheese cost if the tray cost $5.58 for 3 pounds?
What is $1.86
For the first mile $3.00 For every additional mile or part of a mile $1.25 How much would it cost Jeff to ride in the taxi for 4.5 miles?
What is $7.38
Write a sentence explaining what the ratio of 4 boys to 3 girls means.
What is for every 4 boys there are 3 girls.
Simplify the ratio 48:18 [Write the ratio in simplest form]
What is 8:3
A pack of batteries cost $2.44. How much would 4 packs of batteries cost?
What is $9.76
A car was going 60 miles per hour and they drove for 3 hours. What is the distance the car traveled?
What is 180 miles
If it takes 15.3 meters of ribbon to wrap 9 presents, then how much ribbon will you need for 44 presents?
What is 74.8 meters
You can buy one of the following : Battery A (6 for $4.26), Battery B (10 for $8.00) Battery C (9 for $5.40). Which is a better buy ?
What is Battery (C because it is the cheapest per battery ==> only $0.6)
There are 9 girls, 12 boys, and 3 teachers in a classroom, what is the ratio of students to adults? Write the ratio three different ways and in simplest form.
What is 7 to 1, 7:1, 7/1
A tray of meat costs $6.88 for 4 pounds. How many $ would you pay per pound?
What is $1.72
Bruce the dog ran at a constant rate of 20 feet per second. The dog ran 150 feet. How long did it take the dog to cover that distance?
What is 7.5 seconds.
If you use 6.37 meters of string for 7 balloons, then how much string will you need for 26 balloons?
What is 23.66 meters
You can buy one of the following : Soda A (8 pack for $5.68), Soda B (12 pack for $9.36) and Soda C (24 pack for $24.00). Which is a better buy?
What is Soda A is the better buy (you pay $0.71)