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A sports bag contains 40 balls. There are 10 basketballs, 14 soccer balls, 6 volleyballs, and the rest are tennis balls. Express the following ratio in colon form in simplest terms:
What is the ratio of tennis balls to soccer balls?
5:7
5x-8=2x+13
x=7
A school is planning a field trip for 180 students. The school requires 12 teachers and 18 parent chaperones to accompany the group. Write the ratio of teachers to parent chaperones in simplest colon form.
2:3
Which single-digit number has no value?
zero
Solving Proportions
3/2=x/6
x=9
A bakery box holds 36 donuts. 9 are glazed, 12 are chocolate, 7 are jelly, and the rest are powdered. Express the following ratio in colon form in simplest terms:
What is the ratio of powdered donuts to the total number of donuts?
2:9
3(2x-4)=2(x+10)
x=8
Three friends split their raffle tickets equally. One friend then lost 4 of her tickets, leaving her with 8 tickets. How many tickets did they start with in total?
x=36
What’s always on the ground but never dirty?
a shadow
Solving Proportions
1/5=8/x
x=3/5
A farm has 75 animals. 20 are cows, 15 are pigs, 25 are goats, and the rest are chickens. Express the following ratio in colon form in simplest terms:
What is the ratio of (cows and pigs combined) to goats?
7:5
3(x+4)=2(x+10)
Infinity
An artist creates a custom purple paint by mixing 16oz of red paint, 24oz of blue paint, and 8oz of white paint. Write the ratio of red paint to the total paint mixture in simplest colon form.
1:3
What word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly?
incorrectly
Solving Proportions
15/9=8/x
x=24/5
A art bin contains 58 markers. 15 are blue, 10 are red, and the remaining markers are divided equally between green, purple, and yellow. Express the following ratio in colon form:
What is the ratio of green markers to total markers?
11:58
2(2x+5)-x=8x-5
x=3
Ms. Z can grade 5 tests in 15 minutes. How long will it take to grade 60 tests?
It will take Ms. Z 180 minutes to grade 60 tests
How do you spell "cow" in 13 letters?
See O double you
Solving Proportions
15/9 = 8/x
x=-66/5
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
A jar contains 80 beads. 18 are red, 22 are blue, x are green, and the remaining 24 are yellow. Express the following ratio in colon form:
What is the ratio of green beads to red beads?
4(2x-1)8-3x=5(x+2)-11
No Solution
Kevin earned $700 on his last paycheck for 40 hours of work. If he plans on working 150 hours next month, how much money will Kevin earn?
Kevin will earn $2,625 if he works 150 hours next month
What has three feet but cannot walk?
a yard stick
Solving Proportions
(x+4)/-6=8/2
x=-28