Ratios
Unit Rate
Word Problems
Word Problems Part 2
100

What operations do you use when creating equivalent ratios?

Multiplication and Division

100

Find the unit rate: 40 ounces in 2.5 servings

16 ounces per serving

100

A store has 5 carts for every 2 baskets. could the store have exactly 84 carts and baskets combined? Why or why not? 

Yes, because 5 + 2 = 7 and 7 can go into 84. 

100

Anna earns $144 in 36 hours. How much does she make in 5 hours?

What is $20

200
Which ratio is not equivalent to the others?

3/9            1/3            12:36           30:60

30:60

200

What is the difference between a unit rate and rate?

A unit rate is a specific type of rate where the denominator is always one

200

If a printer makes 45 copies in 3 minutes, how many copies can it make in 10 minutes?

150 copies

200

Ramon gets 55 points in 22 games. How many does he get in 6 games?

What is 15 points

300

In study hall, Shari read 5 minutes for every 4 minutes she did math homework. If she was in study hall for 90 minutes, how many more minutes did she read compared to doing math homework?

10 minutes

300

Martina paid $6 for 12 oranges. At this price, how much would she pay for 16 oranges? 

$8

300

Two stores sell the same video game. Store A sells it for $54 for 3 games. Store B sells it for $96 for 5 games. Which store has the lower unit price?

Store A has the lower unit price. 
300

Henry reads 72 pages in 42 minutes, then he reads 4 pages in how many minutes?

What is 3 minutes

400

A library released information about their inventory. They stated that they have eight fiction books for every five nonfiction books. They also have two DVDs for every four fiction books. What is the ratio of non-fiction books to DVDs at the library?

5:4

400

Kylan created a dice game where you roll two dice at the same time. Every time the dice land on the same number at the same time, you earn a set number of points. Jackson said, “Last time I played the game, I rolled doubles 8 times and earned 28 points.” If the rules are the same this time, how many points will a player earn if they roll “doubles” 15 times?

52.5 points

400

Are these ratios equivalent? 18:24 and 27:36. Explain why or why not.

Yes, they are equivalent because both ratios are 3:4 when simplified. 

400

Julia texts 60 words in 4 minutes, then she texts 45 words in how many minutes?

What is 3 minutes

500

The ratio of men to women at a basketball game was 3:5. There were 128 adults at the game. How many men were at the game?

48 men

500

Sam ran 10 kilometers in 75 minutes. What is Sam's rate of speed in kilometers per hour? 

8 kilometers per hour

500

The ratio of A to B is 3 to 5. The ratio of B to C is 15 to 7. If C = 84, what is the value of A?

108

500

Cynthia used 16 gallons of gas to drive 336 miles. How many miles per gallon did Cynthia's car travel? 

21 miles per gallon