Vocabulary
Ratios
Unit Rate
Unit Price
Customary/Metric Units
100

distance around a circle

circumference

100

5-1 #1.

A florist uses 5 red roses for every 2 white roses in her bouquets. Write the ratio of white roses to red roses in three different ways.

2:5, 2/5, 2 to 5

100

5-5 #1 

Write as a unit rate:

78 miles on 3 gallons

26 miles per 1 gallon

100

5-6 #1

Which is the better value? 

$5.00 for 4 mangoes

$6.00 for 5 mangoes

$6.00 for 5 mangoes

100

5-8 #5

The hippo at the zoo weighs 1.5 tons. How many pounds does the hippo weigh?

3,000 pounds

200

A relationship in which there are y units of a quantity for every x units of a quantity is a _______________.

ratio

200

5-2 #3

Find two ratios equivalent to the given ratio.

3 to 4

(answers vary)

200

5-5 #2

Write the unit rate.

18 laps in 6 minutes

3 laps per 1 minute

200

5-6 #2

Who earned more each month? 

Atif: $84 over 3 months

Jafar: $100 over 4 months

Atif

200

5-5 #4

0.3 L

300

unit price

the cost of one item

300

5-3 #1

The school soccer team buys 3 soccer balls for every 2 players. The school volleyball team buys 7 volleyballs for every 5 players. Which team buys more balls per player?

soccer team (1.5 balls per player is greater than 1.4)

300

5-5 #3 

Find the unit rate.

48 sandwiches for 16 people

3 sandwiches per 1 person

300

5-6 #3

Which is a faster rate? 

3 laps in 5 minutes

4 laps in 7 minutes

3 laps in 5 minutes

300

5-10 #3

216 L

400

terms

the numbers or variables in a ratio, separated by a colon or a fraction bar

400

5-3 #2

Jenna walks 12 miles in 5 days. Alex walks 7 miles in 3 days. Who walks more miles per day?

Jenna (2.4 is greater than 2.3)

400

5-7 #1

Doug has 5 hours to make an on-time delivery 273 miles away. Doug drives at a constant speed of 55 miles per hour. Will Doug make the delivery by the deadline? Explain.

Yes. 55 miles per hour = 275 miles per 5 hours, so he will make it in less than 5 hours.

400

5-6 #4

Which is the better value? 

3 sandwiches for $15.00

4 sandwiches for $21.00

3 sandwiches for $15.00

400

5-9 #5

Li needs to buy 2 kilograms of apples. If she buys 9 apples that each weigh approximately 150 grams, will she have enough? Explain.

No. She will have about 9 x 150 = 1350 g of apples, which is only 1.35 kg.
500

diameter

the distance across a circle through the center

500

5-4 #1

In gym class, the sixth graders walk 2 laps for every 3 laps they run. If the students run 12 laps, how many laps will they walk? Complete the table. Then plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane.

Table: 4, 6, 8

Graph: 

500

5-7 #2

Marie has 8 hours to write a 45-page chapter for her book. Marie writes at a constant speed of 4 pages per hour. Will Marie complete the chapter in time? Explain.

No. 4 pages per hour = 32 pages per 8 hours, so she will not complete the chapter in time.

500

5-6 #5

Which is the greater rate? 

6 points in 3 attempts

15 points in 5 attempts

15 points in 5 attempts

500

5-10 #5

The science class is raising monarch caterpillars. One of the caterpillars weighs 2.3 ounces. About how many grams does the caterpillar weigh? Round to the nearest tenth.

about 65.2 g