Finding Ratios
Hailey likes to bike. She can bike a 1/3 of a mile in 10 minutes. What is her pace in one mile?
30 minutes per 1 mile
Maria has 17 apples. She wants to put them into baskets that hold 5 apples each. How many full baskets can she make, and how many apples will be left over?
3 R 2
You can cut up the apples and make it a fraction
3 2/17
Anna's parents want to build a deck. It measures 3.2 meters by 5.6 meters. What is the area of the deck?
3.2 x 5.6= 17.92 m2
3x 102
3x 100= 300
Kris wants to make some cookies for her best friends. She knows that 1/5 of a cup of sugar can make 1 batch of cookies. How many batches can she make if she uses 10 cups?
10 divided by 1/5 is the same as 10 x 5 = 50
A teacher has 29 markers and wants to give 4 markers to each student. How many students will get a full set of markers, and how many markers will be left?
You cannot cut up markers or people, so one person will get 5 markers instead of 4.
Marie's parents want to build a raised garden. They want to make it 7.8 ft long by 1.7 ft wide. What is the area of the raised garden?
7.8 x 1.7 = 14.04 ft2
4.3 x 104
4.3 x 10000 = 43,000
Jayden has a 1/2 of a watermelon. He was to share it with his two friends. If they split the watermelon evenly among them, how much of the whole watermelon did each of them get?
1/2 divide by 3 = 1/6
A baker is placing 6 cookies into each box. If she has 38 cookies, how many full boxes can she make, and how many cookies will be left?
6 R2
Since they are cookies you can make the reminder a fraction 2/38 since you can cut cookies.
Chelsea's family makes signs out of wood. One of their standard size wood signs measures 3.4 ft by 4.3 ft. What is the area?
3.4 x 4.3 = 14.62 ft2
5.6 x 103
5.6 x 1000 = 5,600
Jayden decided to go buy another watermelon. This time he got 1/6 of a watermelon to share with him and another friend. If they split the watermelon evenly among them, how much of the whole watermelon did each of them get?
1/6 divided by 2 = 1/12
There are 53 students going on a field trip. Each van holds 8 students. How many full vans will be used, and how many students will not fit?
You will have to get another van so 7 vans since you cannot cut up vans
Paul's owns a box making store. Their standard base for a medium side box is 9.8 ft by 3.5 ft. What the area of the base of the box?
9.8 x 3.5 = 34.3 ft2
25.6 x 103
25.6 x 1000 = 2,500
Wayne is holding a bake sale. He knows that in 20 minutes he will sell 1/8 of his goodies. When will he sell out of all of his goodies?
160 minutes
A toy store has 65 toy cars. They want to place 9 cars on each shelf. How many full shelves will they fill, and how many cars will be left over?
7 R 2
You cannot cut up toys, so you need another shelf for the reminding 2.
John's family is building a deck for his parents. He knows that he needs a build a deck that is 2.5 meters wide by 6.8 meters long. What is the area of the deck?
2.5 x 6.8 = 17 ft2
87 x 104
87x 10,000= 8,700,000