Ratios
Lin makes sparkling lemonade by mixing 12 cups of lemonade and 16 cups of sparkling water.
What is the ratio of sparkling water to lemonade?
12:16
In a recipe for sparkling orange juice, the ratio of cups of orange juice to cups of sparkling water is 2 : 1.
Write the ratio of cups of orange juice to cups of sparkling water that represents a double batch. Show your thinking.
4:2
A song has 54 beats per minute and is 3 minutes long. Shawn says the song has 18 total beats. Is Shawn correct? Write yes or no.
Explain your thinking. Hint: Consider using a double number line to help with your thinking.
No, Shawn did 54 divided by 3 instead of 54 times 3.
There are 9 bananas, 4 apples, and 3 plums in a fruit basket.
The ratio of bananas to apples is ___:___.
The ratio of plums to apples is ___:___.
9:4
3:4
When Elena makes one batch of hummingbird food, she mixes 4 cups of water with 1 cup of sugar, which is enough for one hummingbird feeder.
If Elena has 5 hummingbird feeders in her yard, what is the ratio of cups of water to cups of sugar that she would use? Show your thinking.
20:5
Malik estimates that there will need to be 3 pizzas for every 7 kids at his party. Select all the statements that represent this ratio.
A. The ratio of kids to pizzas is 7 : 3.
B. The ratio of pizzas to kids is 3 : 7.
C. The ratio of kids to pizzas is 3 : 7.
D. The ratio of pizzas to kids is 7 : 3.
E. For every 7 kids, there needs to be 3 pizzas.
A, B, E
Koharu’s pie dough recipe uses 6 ounces of flour, 4 ounces of butter, and 2 ounces of water.
Koharu wants to double the recipe to make 2 pies. How much of each ingredient does Koharu need?
12 ounces of flour, 8 ounces of butter, and 4 ounces of water.
In a bag of marbles, there are 8 red marbles, 6 white marbles, and 4 blue marbles.
For every ___ white marbles, there ___ are blue marbles.
For every 2 red marbles, there is 1 _____.
6 white marbles and 4 blue marbles (or 3 and 2);
Blue Marble
A bakery uses a ratio of 3 cups of water for every 5 cups of flour to bake bread. Will a recipe that uses 6 cups of water and 8 cups of flour taste the same?
No, 6:8 is not an equivalent ratio to 3:5.
Select all of the ratios that are equivalent to 4 : 5.
A. 3 : 4 B. 8 : 10
C. 1 : 2.5 D. 9 : 10 E. 20 : 25
B and E