Ratios

Ratios

What is a ratio?

Let's write each ratio in two different ways.

Start with a fraction and don't forget to SIMPLIFY

Multiple Select

5.  36 bananas to 27 apples.

• $\frac{4}{3}$

• $\frac{36}{27}$

• 4:3

• 12:9

Multiple Select

6.  8 skittles to 14 M&Ms

• $8:14$

• $\frac{7}{4}$

• 4 to 7

• $\frac{4}{7}$

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7.  30 quarters to 72 nickels.

• $\frac{5}{12}$

• 12:5

• 15:36

• $\frac{10}{24}$

I will now give you a few minutes to work on these problems. We do not need to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers.

Multiple Choice

9. This past season, the hockey team had 48 wins and 28 losses. Find each ratio in the SIMPLEST form. A) wins to losses

• $\frac{48}{28}$

• $\frac{12}{7}$

Multiple Choice

9. This past season, the hockey team had 48 wins and 28 losses. Find each ratio in the SIMPLEST form. B) losses total games played

•  $\frac{28}{48}$ 

•  $\frac{7}{19}$ 

•  $\frac{28}{76}$  

•  $\frac{19}{7}$  

Multiple Select

10. Given the word Massachusetts, find each ratio in simplest form.

A) vowels to consonants

• 4:9

• 4:13

Multiple Select

10. Given the word Massachusetts, find each ratio in simplest form.

B) S's to total letters

• 4:9

• 4:13

Reminder: when converting it is easier to convert from the larger quantity to the small quantity.

• 100 centimeters=1 meter

• 1 kilometer = 1000 meters

• 2 cups= 1pint

• 16 ounces = 1 pound

Multiple Choice

19. 2 gallons to 10 quarts

• $\frac{4}{5}$

• $\frac{2}{10}$

• $\frac{8}{10}$

Multiple Choice

20. 3 pints to 4 gallons

•  $\frac{3}{4}$ 

•  $3:32$ 

• $\frac{8}{10}$

Multiple Select

23. 28 minutes to 1 hour

•  $\frac{28}{60}$ 

•  $7\ to\ 15$ 

•  $\frac{7}{15}$ 

Multiple Select

24. 3 minutes to 48 seconds

•  $15\ to\ 4$ 

•  $\frac{180}{48}$ 

•  $\frac{15}{4}$ 

• 48:3

Multiple Choice

27. It took Jane 1 hour and 20 minutes to do her math homework while it took Ava 45 minutes. Find the ratio of time it took Jane to do her homework to the time it took Ava to do hers. 

•  $80\ to\ 16$ 

•  $\frac{9}{16}$ 

•  $\frac{16}{9}$ 

• 9:80