Ratio Problem Solving

A ratio is . . .

• a comparison between two numbers
• table
• double number line
• comparison between two quantities

Tags

TEKS.MATH.6.4C

TEKS.MATH.6.4D

A quantity

• is a number 
• is a label
• is a number with a label
• a ratio

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TEKS.MATH.6.4C

TEKS.MATH.6.4D

A builder could get 6 sheets of sheetrock for $10. If he bought 15 sheets, how much money would he have spent? Use a double number line to solve. 

• 20
• 21
• 25
• 30

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TEKS.MATH.6.4H

At a school fundraiser for every 3 boxes of chocolate sold you earn 15 points. If you were to sell 7 boxes, how many points would you have earned?

• 35
• 33
• 31
• 30

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TEKS.MATH.6.4H

A box of candy had 2 cherry pieces for every 4 lemon pieces. If the box had 36 cherry pieces, how many lemon pieces would there be? Solve by using a tape diagram

• 18
• 9
• 54
• 72

Tags

TEKS.MATH.3.3G

A recipe call for 4 teaspoons of seasoning for every 5 teaspoons of cream. If there are 50 more teaspoons of cream than seasoning, how many teaspoons of seasoning will you need? Solve by using a tape diagram.

• 250
• 200
• 40
• 10

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TEKS.MATH.3.3G

 A recipe called for the ratio of sugar to flour to be 7 : 3. If you used 63 ounce of sugar, how many ounces of flour would you need to use? Solve  by using equivalent fractions.

• 9
• 18
• 21
• 27

Tags

TEKS.MATH.3.3G

Edward had beaten 24 levels in a video game. If the ratio of levels he had beaten to not beaten was 3 : 1, how many levels does the game have total? Use a tape diagram to solve.

• 8
• 32
• 25
• 4

Tags

TEKS.MATH.3.3G

At the carnival, the ratio of people who won the ring toss game to lost it was 8 : 5. If 24 people won, how many people would have lost?

• 3
• 13
• 15
• 24

Tags

TEKS.MATH.3.3G

A parking lot has 117 spaces total. If 36 of the spaces have cars in them, what is the ratio of empty spaces to filled spaces?

• 117:36
• 36:117
• 36:81
• 81:36

Tags

TEKS.MATH.6.4C

TEKS.MATH.6.4D