Rate, Ratio, & Proportion

Brendan is a tennis coach. He is gathering supplies for an upcoming lesson. The picture shows the ratio of tennis racquets to tennis balls he needs for the lesson.

What is the simplified ratio of tennis balls to tennis racquets?

• 2 : 3

• 3 : 2

• 8 : 12

• 12 : 8

Brendan is a tennis coach. He is gathering supplies for an upcoming lesson. the picture below shows the ratio of tennis racquets to tennis balls he needs for the lesson.

If there are 9 tennis balls, how many racquets will Brendan need to keep the same ratio?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

Brendan is a tennis coach. He is gathering supplies for an upcoming lesson. The picture below shows the ratio of tennis racquets to tennis balls he needs for the lesson.

If there are 24 tennis racquets, how many tennis balls will Brendan need to keep the same ratio?

• 18

• 20

• 24

• 36

Kara's necklace contains red and yellow beads. The ratio of red beads to yellow beads on Kara's necklace is 4 to 1. The ratio of yellow beads to total beads is?

• 1 : 4

• 1 : 5

• 4 : 1

• 4 : 5

A recipe to make Pumpkin Blondies uses 2 cups of Blondie cake mix for each cup of pumpkin puree. The ratio of _____ to ____ is 1 : 2.

• Blondie cake mix to Pumpkin puree

• Pumpkin puree to Blondie cake mix

• Blondie cake mix to Total cups needed

• Pumpkin puree to Total cups needed

Three friends enter in a bike race. The tables show each friend's distance over time.

Which of the following shows bikes in order from fastest to slowest?

• Moe, Larry, Curly

• Larry, Moe, Curly

• Curly, Moe, Larry

• Moe, Curly, Larry

Three friends enter in a bike race. The tables show each friend's distance over time.

What is the unit rate, in kilometers per minute, for Larry?

• 0.41

• 0.42

• 0.45

• 0.47

In Lizzy's neighborhood, there are 2 cats for every 5 dogs. Ms. Marsden asked her class to write a ratio statement to show the relationship between cats and dogs in Lizzy's neighborhood. These are the statements made by several students. Identify ALL of the names of students who wrote a correct statement.

• Eva's Statement: The ratio of cats to dogs is 2 : 5

• Mariah's Statement: The ratio of dogs to cats is 5 : 2

• Tom's Statement: Two out of every five animals are cats.

• Will's Statement: For every 6 cats, there are 15 dogs.

• Lizzy's Statement: Five out of every 7 animals are cats.

At Toby's schools, students wear a uniform. Students can choose from a red shirt or a white shirt.

What is the ratio of white shirts worn by students to red shirts worn by students?

• 1 to 4

• 1 to 5

• 4 to 1

• 4 to 5

At Toby's school, students wear a uniform. Students can choose from a red shirt or a white shirt.

In the tape diagram, is the ratio 4 to 5 a?

• Part to Part

• Part to Total

• Total to Part

• Total to Total