Measurement Conversions
Sally is buying a lot of ham for Christmas dinner. She bought 144 ounces of ham. How many pounds of ham did she buy?
9 pounds
What are the terms of the ratio? (Hint: Look in your notes)
They are the numbers you are comparing in the form x : y or x to y.
Draw a Part-Part Model
Taylor has a lot of candy. She has 45 red pieces and 34 blue pieces. Find the ratio of how many blue pieces of candy to how many red pieces of candy.
34: 45
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Write the ratio 14:19 as a fraction.
14/19
Sam decided for 4 years he wanted to be a basketball pro. So for four years he practiced really hard at basketball. How many days did Same practice really hard at basketball?
1460 days
There are 15 red ornaments on the tree and 27 blue ornaments on the tree. Find the ratio of blue ornaments to red ornaments.
27:15
Draw a Part-Part model
There are 65 green cups and 32 orange cups in the pantry. Using the Part-Part model find the ratio of the number of green cups to orange cups in the pantry.
65:32
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There are 15 beachballs and 16 soccerballs in the closet. Using the part to whole model, find the fraction of beachballs to the total number of balls.
15/31
My husky drinks 176 cups of water each week. How many gallons of water does she drink each week?
11 gallons
The Hulk decided to lift weights. He lifted one arm weight that was 6000 pounds. Then he lifted one leg weight that was 4 tons. Convert the problem so both unites are tons. Then find the ratio of arm weight to leg weight.
3:4
There are 49 footballs and 30 soccer balls in the storage room. Using the Part-Whole Model, find the ratio of soccer balls to the total amount of balls in the storage room.
30:79
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2/3
I am going to go to Home Depot to get some new flooring for my house. I measured my floor and I have 1,500 inches of floor. How much feet do I have of floor?
125 feet
Desiree has a cat that weighs 12 pounds and a dog that weighs 13 pounds. The ratio of the weight of the cat to the weight of the dog is?
12:13
There are 75 people eating tacos and 23 people eating burgers at the party. Using the part-whole model, find the amount of people eating tacos to the total number of people eating at the party.
75: 98
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The swing is 16 feet off the ground. The slide is 24 feet off the ground.
How many more times the height of the slide is the height of the swing?
2/3 times
If I can hold my breath for 9 minutes how many seconds can I hold my breath for?
540 seconds
Barkley and Sean decided to go on a run. Barkley ran 6 miles. Sean ran 8,800 yards. First, find how many miles Sean ran. Then Find the ratio of how many miles Sean ran to how many miles Barkley ran.
5: 6
There are 26 students who are at school and 17 students who are at home. Using the part-part model, find the ratio of the number of students who are at school to the amount of students who are at home.
26:17
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The swing is 16 feet off the ground. The slide is 24 feet off the ground.
How many more times the height of the swing is the height of the slide?
1 and 1/2 times