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The table shows the party affiliation of the 100 senators of the 109th Congress. The ratio of Republicans to Democrats is 5 : 4. How many senators are Democrats? Independents?

Type the number for Democrat, Independent. ( 12, 15)

An animal shelter has a ratio of cats to dogs that is 9 : 7. If the shelter only houses dogs and cats, what is the ratio of dogs to total animals?

Jose is using 12 brown tiles and 8 white tiles to design a section of an outdoor patio. Which ratio compares the number of brown tiles to the total number of tiles in one section?

• 12 : 8

• 8 : 12

• 12 : 20

• 8 : 20

If Mrs. Banks made 44 quarts of jelly, how many gallons did she make?

• 11 glallons

• 22 gallons

• 176 gallons

• 88 gallons

In 1 hour, 32 cars pass through a particular intersection. At the same rate, how long would it take for 96 cars to pass through the intersection?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 8 hours

• 16 hours

How many milliliters of liquid are in the container shown? Type your answer as a rational number only. Ex: 45000 or 0.45

April can buy a package of 10 folders for $1.20 or a package of 8 folders for $1.12. What is the unit price, per folder, in each package?

Each folder in the package of 10 costs $ ______

Each folder in the package of 8 costs $ ______

Write the answer to the first, answer to the second. 

Ex. 4.50, 3.50

Jessica is buying several bunches of bananas to make desserts for a fundraiser. She can buy 10 pounds of bananas for $14.90 or 8 pounds of bananas for $12.08. Which one is the better deal per pound of bananas, and by how much?

• 10 pounds for $14.90, cheaper by $0.20

• 8 pounds for $12.08, cheaper by $0.02

• 10 pounds for $14.90, cheaper by $0.02

• 8 pounds for $12.08, cheaper by $0.20

Tom weighs 168.5 pounds. His 2-year old son, Nicholas, weighs 33.7 pounds. How many times as much as Nicholas does Tom weigh?