Ratios
Simplify each ratio. Write the ratio in all three forms.
32:48
2:3
2 to 3
2/3
Find each Unit Rate
80 miles/ 4 hours
20 miles / 1 hour
or
20 miles per hour
Find the Unit Rate of the Complex Fraction
4/3/4/9
3
A map has a scale of 1 inch : 8 miles. Use the given distance on the map to find the actual distance.
4 in
32 miles
Simplify each ratio. Write the ratio in all three forms.
28/14
2/1
2:1
2 to 1
Tom buys some apples at a local fruit stand. The fruit stand charges $3.00 for every 2 pounds. Find the price Tom pays for 12 pounds of apples.
$18
Find the Unit Rate of the Complex Fractions
5/7/15/14
2/3
An airplane model has a scale of 1 inch : 12 feet. Use the given lengths on the actual airplane to find the length of that part on the model.
48 ft
4 inches
Yolando planted 4 tulips for every 9 daffodils. Write the ratio of daffodils to total flowers planted as a fraction in simplest form.
9/13
Santiago sold 14 tamales for $25.20. If he charges the same cost per tamale, how much will a customer pay for 20 tamales?
$36
Victor read 2 1/3 books over 14 days last summer. Assume it took him the same amount of time to read each book. How many days did it take him to read a full book?
6 days
Two Rectangles are listed below. Find the scale factor.
2,3
4,6
2
Twelve out of 20 seventh graders wore jeans to school today. Write the ratio of seventh graders who did not wear jeans compared to those that did wear jeans to school today. Write your ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
2/3
Tara’s grandmother gave her a coupon for 5 pounds of asparagus for $3.00. When Tara got to the store, asparagus was on sale for 2 pounds for $1.00. Which was the better deal?
The sale of 2lbs for $1. It would be .50 cents compared to .60 cents
Luke wrote 12 entries in his journal. It took him 1 1/3 hours to write them all. Assume each entry took the same amount of time. How many entries did he write per hour?
9 entries per hour
Two triangles are listed below. Find the scale factor
6,8,10
15,20,25
2.5
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
If you know the rate someone reads in pages per minute, how could you figure out how many minutes it takes that person to read one page?
Answers may vary
Sasha walked 6 1/3 miles at a constant rate in 1 1/2 hours. Trilia walked at a rate of 4 miles per hour. Which person walked at a faster rate?
Sasha at a rate of 4.22 miles per hour
Create your own labeled shapes and find their scale factors.
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