Basic Ratios
The ratio 2:5 represents 2 parts of something out of this total number of parts.
What is 7?
The ratio 2:3 is equivalent to this ratio with a total of 10 parts.
What is 4:6?
If you drive 60 miles in 1 hour, this is your speed per hour.
What is 60 miles per hour?
If a car covers 120 miles in 3 hours, this is the unit rate in miles per hour.
What is 40 miles per hour?
If a car can travel 50 miles on 2 gallons of gas, this is how many miles it can travel on 1 gallon.
What is 25 miles?
The ratio 3 to 6 can also be written in this form.
What is 1:2?
This ratio is equivalent to 7:14.
What is 1:2?
You can sell 40 cupcakes in 2 hours. This is your rate of selling per hour.
What is 20 cupcakes per hour?
A pack of 24 bottles costs $36. This is the unit price per bottle.
What is $1.50 per bottle?
A recipe requires a 2:1 ratio of eggs to cups of milk. If you use 6 cups of milk, this many eggs are needed.
What is 12 eggs?
This is the simplest form of the ratio 10:15.
What is 2:3?
Find an equivalent ratio for 5:10 that uses 20 as a second number.
What is 10:20?
If a faucet leaks 15 gallons of water in 5 hours, this is the leak rate in gallons per hour.
What is 3 gallons per hour?
You buy 5 pounds of apples for $10. This is the cost per pound.
What is $2.00 per pound?
A school cafeteria can serve 5 meals for every pack of 20 plates. This is the number of meals that can be served with 60 plates.
What is 15 meals?
If the ratio of cats to dogs is 4:3, there are 16 cats. This is how many dogs there are.
What is 12?
If the ratio 8:10 is increased by a factor of 3, this is the new ratio.
What is 24:30?
If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, calculate the speed in miles per hour.
What is 50 miles per hour?
Running a distance of 8 kilometers takes 1 hour. This is the unit rate in kilometers per hour if running 24 kilometers.
What is 8 kilometers per hour?
The ratio of tables to chairs in a restaurant is 1:4. If there are 28 chairs, this is the number of tables.
What is 7 tables?
Express the ratio 45:30 in simplest form.
What is 3:2?
Determine another equivalent ratio for 9:12 that has 36 as a second number.
What is 27:36?
The cost of 5 pens is $10. This is the cost per pen.
What is $2.00 per pen?
If 60 students are split into 5 equal teams, this many students are in each team.
What is 12 students?
A bike rental costs $12 per hour. For 3 hours, this is the total cost.
What is $36.00?