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What is an equation that states that two ratios are equal called?
proportion
For every 3 games at the fair there are 9 rides. What is the ratio of rides to games?
3:1
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
4 lbs of tomatoes cost $36. How much would 13 lbs cost?
$117
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
What is a ratio that compares two quanities measured in different units?
rate
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
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
8 kg of potatoes cost $72. How much would 5 kg cost?
$45.00
Find and write the ratio for: At the pet store, there are 5 puppies, 4 kittens, 8 fish and 2 ferrets. ferrets to kittens
1/2
What is a comparison of two numbers using division?
ratio
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
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
A car can travel 348 kilometers on 87 liters of gasoline. How far can it travel on 111 liters?
444 kilometers
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
What is it called when you must make unlike units into like units in order to find the number of times the drawing has been shrunk or enlarged?
scale factor
Write 2in to 2 yd. as a fraction in simplest form.
1/36
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
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
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
What is a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit?
unit rate
Write one day to 3 hours as a ratio in simplest form.
8/1
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
6 gallons/21 miles = 12 gallons/ x miles
X = 42 miles
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
19/2