Ratio Reasoning
Unit Rate Ramble
Graph it!
Real-World Ratios
Mixed Bag
100

Write the ratio of 8 apples to 4 oranges in simplest form.

What is 2:1?

100

Find the unit rate: 10 pencils for $5.

What is $0.50 per pencil?

100

What are the names for the vertical and horizontal line that go through the origin on a graph?

What is the x-axis and y-axis?

100

You buy 3 shirts for $24. How much does each shirt cost?

What is $8?

100

Write a ratio for comparing 12 girls to 8 boys as a fraction in simplest form.

What is 3/2?

200

If a classroom has 12 boys and 18 girls, write the ratio of boys to total students.

What is 12:30?

BONUS 50 POINTS: What is 2:5?

200

A car travels 180 miles in 3 hours. What is the unit rate in miles per hour?

What is 60 mph?

200

Which quadrant is the point (1,-3) plotted in?

What is Quadrant 4?

BONUS 50 POINTS: What is Quadrant IV?

200

A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar. What's the ratio of flour to sugar?

What is 2:1?

200

A recipe calls for 2 cups of milk and 2 cups of flour. What is the ratio of milk to flour?

What is 1:1?

300

Are the ratios 3:4 and 9:12 equivalent? Explain.

Yes, they both simplify to 3:4.

300

12 ounces of cheese costs $9. How much is it per ounce?

What is $0.75 per ounce?

300

Which quadrant is (-4, 16) plotted in?

What is Quadrant 2?

BONUS 50 POINTS: What is Quadrant II?

300

A map scale shows 1 inch=50 miles. How many miles are 3 inches?

What is 150 miles?

300

The ratio of red to blue marbles is 2:5. If there are 21 marbles total, how many are red?

What is 6 red marbles?

400

The ratio of cats to dogs is 5:8. If there are 40 dogs, how many cats are there?

What is 25 cats?

400

You read 72 pages in 2 hours. How many pages do you read per hour?

What is 36 pages/hour?
400

Plot the point (-3, 7).

What is ...?

I will check myself!

400

If 5 pens cost $4, how much will 8 pens cost?

What is $6.40?

400

A runner completes 10 laps in 8 minutes. What is the rate in laps per minute?

What is 1.25 laps/min?

500

A recipe uses 2 cups of sugar to every 3 cups of flour. If you use 9 cups of flour, how much sugar will you need?

What is 6 cups of sugar?

500

It takes 8 gallons of gas to travel 240 miles. What's the mileage per gallon?

What is 30 miles/gallon?

500

Plot the point (5, -3).

What is...?

I will check myself!

500

You earn $120 for 15 hours of babysitting. What is your hourly rate?

What is $8/hour?

500

The ratio of green candy to orange candy is 4:3. If there are 21 orange candies, how many green candies are there?

What is 28 green candies?