Figure Skating
Figure skaters are recommended to practice 3 hours for every 1 hour of lessons. Write the ratio of hours of lessons to hours of practice in all 3 ways.
1:3 or 1/3 or 1 to 3
The ratio of the maximum weight of a singles sled to a doubles sled is approximately 55:66. Simplify the rate.
5 to 6
In traditional Olympic team curling, each team throws 8 stones per end. In Mixed Doubles, they throw 5 stones (with 1 pre-placed). What is the ratio of stones thrown by a team in an end of traditional curling versus mixed doubles?
8:5
The ice skating ranking system is based on a 2:1 ratio of coaches to judges. How many coaches would there need to be if there were 10 judges?
20 coaches
If the ratio of sled weight to athlete weight is recommended to be 1:4, and an athlete weighs 80 kg, what should their sled weigh? What is their weight in grams?
20 kilograms= 20,000 grams
Team A scored 3 points in 5 of them. Team B scored 2 points in 4 of them. Which team scored more points per "end?" (round)
Team A
In the U.S. there are significantly more female skaters than male skaters. If ratio of female to male skaters is 180 to 3. Write the unit rate of females to one male skater.
60:1
520 cm = 5.2 m
The curling rink (sheet) is an elongated rectangle with a circular target called the "house" at each end. A standard Olympic sheet is approximately 150 feet long and 15 feet wide. What is the length to width ratio for how many feet long per 1 foot wide?
10:1
Unlike regular shoes, figure skates must fit like a second skin. The standard sizing ratio is regular size of 7 to a figure skate size of a 5.5. About what figure skate size would you be if your regular size was an 8?
6.285 would round to 6.3 but sizes are only in whole or 1/2 sizes so you would get a 6.5 size.
A luge track is approximately 1.6 km long and athletes finish in roughly 48 seconds. Write the unit rate, how many km per minute do they travel? (Hint 1 minute = 60 seconds)
2 km per minute
Olympic curling stones are made of specific granite and must adhere to strict weight and size standards to ensure consistent play. A stone must weigh between 38 and 44 pounds. What is the greatest weight in ounces? (Hint 1 pound = 16 ounces)
704 ounces
If there are 40 people in the audience, 22 know how to ice skate and 18 do not know how to ice skate. How many do not know how to ice skate, if there are 60 people in the audience.
27 do not know how to ice skate
Olympic rules strictly regulate the weight of the sled and the athlete to ensure fair competition. For singles luge, sleds must weigh between 21 kg and 25 kg. Convert 21 kg to pounds. (Hint 2.2 lbs = 1 kg)
46.2 lbs
At the Olympics, players are evaluated on their "shooting percentage," which is a ratio of points earned to maximum possible points. Each shot is graded on a scale of 0 to 4 by officials (4 being a perfect shot). In a 10-end Olympic game, a "Lead" throws 20 stones. If they earn a total of 72 points, what is the ratio of earned points to possible total points?
72 to 80