Ratios & Proportions

Write that Ratio

100

A fruit basket has 4 oranges and 5 apples. What is the ratio of oranges to apples?

4:5

4 to 5

4/5

200

In a class, there are 7 boys and 8 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?

7:8

7 to 8

7/8

300

A bag of M&Ms has 9 red M&Ms and 14 yellow M&Ms. What is the ratio of yellow M&Ms to red M&Ms?

14:9

14 to 9

14/9

400

A class of students has 14 girls and 13 boys. What is the ratio of girls to total students?

14:27

14 to 27

14/27

500

A Chex Mix bag has 23 Chex, 14 breadsticks, 8 pretzels, and 6 chips. What is the ratio of chips to total snack pieces in the bag?

6:51

6 to 51

6/51

Simplify the Ratio

100

4:8

1:2

1 to 2

1/2

200

8:24

1:3

1 to 3

1/3

300

14/36

4/9

4 to 9

4:9

400

24/56

3/7

500

66:121

6:11

Unit Rates

100

A person is walking at a speed of 9 feet every 3 seconds. What is their unit rate of feet per second?

3 feet/second

200

What is the unit rate in pages per minute if a person reads 30 pages in 10 minutes?

3 pages/minute

300

A recipe for a cake asks for 6 cups of flour or every 3 cups of sugar. What is the unit rate of cups of sugar per cups of flour?

1/2 cup of sugar per cup of flour

400

If a fan spins at a rate of 3 revolutions (full spin) per second, how many revolutions will the fan do in one minute?

180 revolutions (spins)

500

A landscaping company is mowing grass at 120 ft² per minute. How long will it take them to mow a lawn that is 1,800 ft²?

15 minutes

Solve the Proportion

100

Solve for x

X/9 = 9/12

x=3

200

Solve for c

5/c=20/8

c=2

300

Solve for x

y/5 = 14/10

y=7

400

Solve for x

x/5 = 2/12

x=10/12 or 5/6

500

Solve for y and write your answer as a mixed number

13/7 = y/4

y=7 3/7