Word Problems 1
Word Problems 2
Equivalent Ratios
Find the Missing Part
100
Amy has 9 comic books and story books altogether. She has 6 comic books. What is the relationship that is described by this ratio - 6:3
What is Comic books to Story books
100
At and office supply store, Rachel bought 2 erasers and 16 pencils. What is the ratio of the number of erasers to the number of pencils she bought?
What is 1:8
100
Write 3 equivalent ratios to 2:5
Answers will vary.
Examples: 4:10, 20:50, 40:100
100
8:6 = ___:3
What is 4
200
Carson rides his bike for 30 min each day.
He rides a total of 12 mi every 3 days.
Based on this information, how many days
will it take Carson to ride a total of 80 mi on
his bike?
What is 20 days
200
Nita mixes 2 milliliters of cranberry juice and 7 milliliters of spring water to make a punch. What is the ratio of cranberry juice to spring water? Write the ratio in two different ways.
What is 2:7 and 2 to 7
200
Write 3 equivalent ratios to 7:5
Answers will vary.
Examples: 14:10, 21:15, 70:50
200
15:30 = 1:___
What is 2
300
A caterer typically uses 40 forks for every
25 knives. The caterer estimates that he will use 80 knives today. Use equivalent ratios to estimate the number of forks the caterer will use today. Show your work.
What is 128 forks
300
Ronald draws three lines in different colors - red, yellow, and green. The ratio of the length of the red line to the length of the yellow line is 1:3. The yellow line is 30 centimeters long. How long is the red line?
10 cm
300
What is 15:20 = 3:4
300
2:5 = ___:20
What is 8
400
For any ratio, order is :
A. important
B. Not important
What is A: IMPORTANT
400
Ian travels 10 yd on his unicycle every 4 s. Based on this ratio, how many seconds does it take Ian to travel 25 yd on his unicycle?
What is 10 sec?
400
Ratio of bananas to monkeys
What is 10 to 8 = 5 to 4
400
75:100 = ___:4
What is 3
500
Each day, a baker makes the same ratio of blueberry muffins to banana muffins. On Tuesday, she makes 96 blueberry muffins and 72 banana muffins. On Wednesday, she makes 36 blueberry muffins. How many banana muffins does the baker make on Wednesday?
What is 27 banana muffins
500
For a school fair, Lolita's parents donated 4 bottles of orange juice and 10 bottles of fruit punch. Find the ratio of the number of bottles of orange juice to total bottles that Lolita's parents donated.
What is 4:14
500
Write 4 equivalent ratios to 8:3
Answers will vary.
Examples: 16:6, 24:9, 32:12
500
2:3 = ___:18
What is 12
600
A store sends boxes of flower pots to a nursery. There are 6 flower pots in every box.How many flower pots there are for shipments of 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 boxes?
What are 18, 36, 72, 108, and 144 flower pots?
600
Ruth cuts a piece of string into two parts. Their lengths are in the ratio 2:5. The longest part is 35 centimeters long. How long is the shortest part?
What is 14 cm
600
Write 4 equivalent ratios to 12:3
Answers will vary.
Examples: 4:1, 8:2, 24:36, 120:30
600
21:7 = 15:___
What is 5