Ratios
Equivalent Ratios
Unit Rates
Ratio Tables
Percentages
100
In a pile of 4 red paper clips, 5 blue, and 3 green, what is the ratio of red paper clips to total paper clips?
What is 4:12.
100
Marcia made 10 bracelets for 5 friends. Jen made 12 bracelets for 4 friends. Are these rates equivalent? Explain your reasoning.
What is No- Marcia's unit rate was 2 bracelets per friend, and Jen's unit rate was 3 bracelets per friend.
100
Travis drive 129 miles in 3 hours. He drove at a constant speed. How many miles did he drive in one hour?
What is 43 miles.
100
In a recent year, Joey Chestnut won a hot dog eating contest by eating 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. If he ate at a constant rate, determine about how many hot dogs he ate every 2 minutes. (Create a ratio table).
What is 11 hot dogs.
100
What is 6% of 95?
What is 5.7.
200
Last month, Ed ate 9 apples, 5 bananas, 4 peaches and 7 oranges. Find the ratio of bananas to the total amount of fruit. Then explain its meaning.
What is 1:5- for every five pieces of fruit Ed ate, one was a banana.
200
Katherine's Bagels sells 6 bagels for $3. James' Bagels sells 24 bagels for $9. Are these rates equivalent? Explain your reasoning.
What is No- Katherine's Bagels are 50 cents per bagel, and James' Bagels are 38 cents per bagel.
200
Central Subs made 27 sandwiches using 12 pounds of turkey. How much turkey was used per sandwich?
What is 4/9 pounds of turkey.
200
Joe mows lawns during his summer vacation to earn money. He took 14 hours last week to mow 8 lawns. At this rate, how many lawns could he mow in 49 hours? (Create a ratio table).
What is 28 lawns.
200
76% of 524 is what number?
What is 398.24.
300
Create three different drawings showing a number of circles and triangles in which the ratio of circles to triangles is 2:3.
What is (see whiteboards).
300
Nate's car went 288 miles on 12 gallons of fuel, and Will's car went 240 miles on 10 gallons of fuel. Are these rates equivalent? Explain your reasoning.
What is Yes- each car went 24 miles per gallon.
300
The Reyes family bought four concert tickets for $252. What was the price per ticket?
What is $63 per ticket.
300
To make 5 apple pies, you need about 2 pounds of apples. How many pounds of apples do you need to make 20 apple pies? (Make a ratio table).
What is 8 pounds.
300
A store is having a sale where clothes are 60% of the original price. A sweater that was originally $75 is purchased. What did the person pay for it?
What is $30.
400
An animal shelter has 36 kittens and 12 puppies available for adoption. What is the ratio of puppies to kittens?
What is 1:3.
400
Shop Rite sells 12 juice bottles for $4 and Stop n Shop sells 18 juice bottles for $6. Are the rates equivalent? Explain your reasoning.
What is Yes- the unit rate for the bottles at each store is 3 bottles for $1.
400
The human heart pumps 750 gallons of blood in 9 hours. A human kidney filters 100 gallons of blood in 6 hours. How many more gallons of blood does the human heart pump than a human kidney filters in 24 hours?
What is 1,600 gallons of blood.
400
If a hummingbird were to get all of its food from a feeder, than a 16-oz feeder could feed about 80 hummingbirds a day. How many hummingbirds would you expect to be able to feed with a 12 ounce feeder? (Make a ratio table).
What is 60 birds.
400
Country music makes up 75% of Landon's music library. If he has downloaded 90 country music songs, how many songs does Landon have in his music library?
What is 120 songs.
500
At a putt-putt golf course there were 50 yellow golf balls, 45 red golf balls, and 65 blue golf balls. What ratio compares the number of blue golf balls to the total number of golf balls?
What is 13:32.
500
There are 270 calories in 3 servings of Jane's snack, and 450 calories in 5 servings of John's snack. Are the rates equivalent? Explain your reasoning.
What is Yes- each serving has 90 calories.
500
Theo's mom bought an 8-pack of juice boxes at the store for $4. Find the unit rate for the juice boxes.
What is $0.50 per juice box.
500
Cans of corn are on sale at 10 cans for $4. Find the cost of 15 cans, using a ratio table.
What is $6.
500
10 is 25% of what number?
What is 40.