Compare Ratios

​Topic 7-3: Compare Ratios

Essential Question:

How can you compare ratios to solve problems?

MA.6.AR.3.3

Multiple Choice

What is the third way to write this ratio? 

• 4/5

• 4 with 5

• 4 to 5

• 4 two 5

Multiple Choice

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples?

• 7 apples to 3 green

• 4 red apples to 7 apples

• 4 red apples to 3 green apples

• 3 green apples to 4 red apples

Multiple Select

There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to snakes?

• 4:6

• 4/6

• 4 and 6

• 4 to 6

Multiple Choice

Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5 white toy cars. What is the ratio of red toy cars to all the toy cars?

• 3:5

• 1:3

• 3:11

• 3:10

Multiple Choice

A basketball team has 5 forwards, 2 centers and 8 guards. Which is the ratio that compares the number of guards to forwards?

• 2:8

• 5:8

• 8:5

• 8:2

Multiple Choice

A pet store has 8 dogs, 12 turtles, and 3 cats. What does the ratio 8 : 23 compare?

• cats to turtles

• dogs to all animals

• dogs to cats

• turtles to all animals

Multiple Choice

Which ratio is different from the others?

• 2 to 13

• 13 : 2

• 2 : 13

• 2/13

Multiple Choice

Which ratio is equivalent to 12:20?

• 20:12

• 2:3

• 3:5

• 3:10

Multiple Choice

Which ratio is equivalent to 5 to 4?

• 25 to 20

• 10 to 12

• 4 to 5

• 15 to 8

Multiple Choice

Are the ratios $$\frac{4}{1}$$  and  $$\frac{20}{5}$$   equivalent?

• No

• Yes

Multiple Choice

When preparing the cheese for their pizzas, the cooks at Juan's Fine Pizza mix 3 pounds of parmesan cheese and 18 pounds of mozzarella cheese. At China's Pizza Grove, the cooks mix 2 pounds of parmesan cheese with 17 pounds of mozzarella. Which pizza restaurant has a higher ratio of parmesan to to mozzarella?

• Juan's Fine Pizza

• China's Pizza Grove

• Neither; the ratios are equivalent

Multiple Choice

During a road trip, Tom Brady stopped at two rest stops. He counted 20 cars and 18 trucks at the first rest stop. At the second rest stop, he counted 19 cars and 10 trucks. At which stop did Tom Brady count a LOWER ratio of cars to trucks?

• the first rest stop

• the second rest stop

• neither; the ratios are equivalent

Multiple Choice

Ms. Barnhardt and Mrs. Safrit took polls of their homeroom classes to find out their students' favorite candies. In Ms. Barnhardt's homeroom, 12 students preferred Snickers and 14 students preferred Skittles. In Mrs. Safrit's homeroom, 14 preferred Snickers and 12 preferred Skittles. Whose class had a lower ratio of students that preferred Snickers to students who preferred Skittles?

• Ms. Barnhardt's homeroom

• Ms. Safrit's homeroom

• Neither; the ratios are equivalent.

Multiple Choice

Last month, Mr. Deland spent 12 hours watching football and 15 hours reading. The same month, Mr. Crawford spend 22 hours watching football and 32 hours reading. Who had a lower ratio of time spent watching football to time spent reading?

• Mr. Deland

• Mr. Crawford

• Mr. Mills

• Neither; they are equivalent

Multiple Choice

An animal rescue group saved 42 dogs and 22 cats during the month of September. During October, they saved 37 dogs and 31 cats. During which month did the rescue group have a lower ratio of dogs to cats?

• September

• October

• Neither; they are equivalent

• November

Multiple Choice

Students in Ms. Sholar's homeroom spent 60 minutes doing math homework and 25 minutes last week doing science homework. Students in Ms. Michael's homeroom spent 70 minutes doing math homework and 35 minutes watching tv. Whose students did the most math homework?

• Ms. Michael's students

• Ms. Sholar's students

• Neither; they did the same amount of math homework.

Multiple Choice

Chrisman's Bakery sold 14 pumpkin pies and 21 pumpkin cupcakes in September. In October, Chrisman's Bakery sold 21 pumpkin pies and 28 pumpkin cupcakes. In which month did Chrisman's Bakery sell the highest ratio of pumpkin pies to pumpkin cupcakes?

• September

• October

• Chrisman's Bakery

• Neither; the ratios are the same.