Factor Puzzles
Solve for x.
4 14
8 x
x = 28
Solve for x.
4:5 = x:20
x = 16
Complete the ratio table.
Pears to Apples
5 6
15 x
x = 18
Solve for x.
4/8 = x/6
x = 3
To Make Cran/Apple juice, I mix 3 cups of apple juice with 4 cups of cranberry juice.
If I want to increase the amount of apple juice I use to 9 cups, how much cranberry juice do I use?
12 cups.
Solve for x.
8 10
x 45
x = 36
Solve for x.
2:3 = 18:x
x = 27
Complete the ratio table.
Pencils to Pens
6 2
x 28
x = 84
Solve for x.
5/3 = 10/x
x = 6
To Make Cran/Apple juice, I mix 3 cups of apple juice with 4 cups of cranberry juice.
If I want to increase the amount of cranberry juice I use to 24 cups, how much apple juice do I use?
18 cups
Solve for x.
x 7
25 35
x = 5
4:7 = 32:x
x = 56
Complete the ratio table.
Girls to Boys
7 5
x 45
x = 63
Solve for x.
5/10 = 7/x
x = 14
To Make Cran/Apple juice, I mix 3 cups of apple juice with 4 cups of cranberry juice.
How much Cran/Apple juice (in TOTAL) am I making, if I use 15 cups of apple juice?
35 cups
Solve for x.
49 56
x 72
x = 63
Solve for x.
3:4.5 = 15:x
x = 22.5
Complete the ratio table. (hint: find the number of dogs for 1 cat.)
Cats to Dogs
2 3
7 x
x = 21/2 or 10 1/2 or 10.5
Solve for x.
3/x = 12/40
x = 10
To Make Cran/Apple juice, I mix 3 cups of apple juice with 4 cups of cranberry juice.
How much cranberry juice should I use when making a TOTAL of 28 cups of Cran/Apple juice?
16 cups
Solve for x.
72 88
x 132
x = 108
Solve for x.
6:3/4 = 24:x
x = 12/4 or 3
Complete the ratio table. (hint: find the number of baseballs, when you have one softball)
Baseballs to Softballs
5 3
x 10
x = 50/3 or 16 2/3 or 16.66
Solve for x. (Hint: your answer can be either a fraction or a decimal)
1/8 = x/57
x = 57/8 or 7 1/8 or 7.125
To Make Cran/Apple juice, I mix 3 cups of apple juice with 4 cups of cranberry juice.
How much apple juice should I use if I want to make a TOTAL of 56 cups of Cran/Apple juice?
24 cups