Write Two Equivalent Ratios for the Given Ratio

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Write the ratio in three ways. Explain what the ratio means.

1. flies to lizards 2. cars : trucks

3. 4. hamburgers to hot dogs

Write the ratio in simplest form.

5. 6. 7. 33 : 6 8.12 to 40

Write two equivalent ratios for the given ratio.

9. 10. 11. 12.

13. 1 : 6 14. 3 to 415. 66 to 22 16.25 : 60

17. There are 3 buses to carry 96 students on a field trip. Write the ratio of
buses to students in simplest form.

18.There are 10 students at the chalkboard and only 6 pieces of chalk. Write the ratio of students to chalk in simplest form.

19.Four friends have 20 fluid ounces of milk to share. Write the ratio of persons to fluid ounces of milk in simplest form.

20.You buy an electric scooter. The first five times you charge the battery you are able to ride a total distance of 30 miles on the scooter. How many miles can you ride on one charge?

21.Each student taking a standardized test is given 3 pencils. Tell how many pencils are needed for each number of students.

a. 15 studentsb. 18 studentsc. 31 studentsd.61 students

22.You walk six miles every two days. How many miles do you walk in one week? Explain how you got your answer.

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Write the ratio in simplest form.

1. 42 to 182. 14 : 35 3. 4.

Write two equivalent ratios for circles to triangles.

5. 6.

The ratios of wins to losses are given for two teams. Tell which ratio is greater.

7. 5 to 10, 2 to 5 8. 8 : 2, 6 : 3 9.15 to 5, 24 to 1010. 12 : 20, 5 : 8

11.Your boat needs a fuel ratio of 16 fluid ounces of oil to 6 gallons of gasoline. You plan to use 18 gallons of gasoline in the boat this weekend. How many pintsof oil do you need? Explain how you got your answer.

12.A middle school band has 45 sixth and seventh graders. The ratio of sixth graders to seventh graders is 2 to 3. How many sixth graders are in the band? Explain how you got your answer.

13.Copy the rectangle shown. Using a reasonable number a, draw a second rectangle with a width and length that are each a times as long.

a.Find each ratio in each rectangle: width to length, width to perimeter, and length to perimeter.

b.Which ratios in part (a) are equal? Explain why this is true.

c.Find each ratio from the first rectangle to the second rectangle: width to width, length to length, perimeter to perimeter, area to area.

d.Which ratio in part (c) is different? Explain why this ratio is different.

14.The material in your favorite T-shirt is a blend of cotton and polyester. The ratio of cotton to polyester is 7 to 13.

a.You want to find the percent of the material that is cotton. Explain why finding a ratio equivalent to 7 to 13 doesn’t help.

b.Write the ratio of cotton to the total material blend in the shirt.

c.Explain how you can use the ratio in part (b) to find the percent of the material that is cotton. Then find the percent that is cotton.