What is an equation that states that two ratios are equivalent called?
proportion
100
For every 3 games at the fair there are 9 rides. What is the ratio of rides to games?
9:3
100
At the store Brand A potato chips were $17.00 for 5 bags. Brand B potato chips were
$10.17 for 3 bags. Which brand has the cheaper price?
Brand B = $3.39
100
4 lbs of tomatoes cost $36. How much would 13 lbs cost?
$117
100
Find and write the ratio for:
At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets.
puppies to fish
5:8
200
What is a ratio that compares two quanities measured in different units?
rate
200
In a bag of candy for every 1 chocolate piece there are 6 sugar pieces. What is the ratio of
chocolate pieces to sugar pieces?
1:6
200
A shoe store was having a back to school sale where you could buy 2 pairs of shoes for
$23.10. If a large family decided to buy 7 pairs of shoes, how much would it cost them?
1 pair = $11.55, so 7 pairs = $80.85
200
8 kg of potatoes cost $72. How much would 5 kg cost?
$45.00
200
Find and write the ratio for:
At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets.
ferrets to kittens
2:4
300
What is a comparison of two quanities using division?
ratio
300
At the the thrift store the ratio of long sleeve shirts to short sleeve shirts was 4:1. For every
_____ long sleeve shirts there was _____ short sleeve shirt.
4 and 1
300
A store had 7 blue chairs for $141.75 or 4 red chairs for $80.80. Which color chair has a
lower unit price?
red = $20.20
300
A car can travel 348 kilometers on 87 liters of gasoline. How far can it travel on 111 liters?
444 kilometers
300
Find and write the ratio for:
At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets.
fish to puppies and ferrets
8:7
400
What is it called when you must make unlike units into like units in order to find equivalent ratios?
convert
400
For every 7 large popcorns sold at the theater there were 2 small sold. What is the ratio of
small sold to large sold?
2:7
400
A fast food restaurant had 5 boxes of chicken nuggets for $33.95. A competing restaurant
had 4 boxes of chicken fingers for $26.96. Which food has a higher unit price?
Nuggets = $6.79
400
A boat travels 261 miles in 15 hours (with a constant speed). How far can it travel in 18 hours (with the same speed)?
313.2 miles
400
Find and write the ratio for:
At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets.
fish, kitten and ferrets to puppies
14:5
500
What is a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit?
unit rate
500
At the malt shop the ratio of hotdogs sold to hamburgers sold was 6:7. For every _____
hamburgers sold there were _____ hotdogs sold.
7 and 6
500
At a farming supply store 6 pounds of seed cost $157.32. If a farmer needed 3 pounds of
seeds, how much would it cost him?
1 lb = $26.22, so 3 lbs = $76.66
500
6 gallons/21 miles = 12 gallons/ x miles
X = 42 miles
500
Find and write the ratio for:
At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets.
total of pets to ferrets