Equivalent Ratios and Comparing Ratios

Choose the three ratios that are equivalent to

10:12

• 2:6

• 5:6

• 20:24

• 30:36

• 50:65

Aiko has 5 shirts for every 3 pairs of pants. Her brother Haro has 7 shirts for every 4 pairs of pants. Complete the ratio tables to help you. Which sibling has the greater ratio of shirts to pants?

• Aiko

• Haro

Every 5 days during the week, Morgan sleeps 40 hours. How long will it take him to sleep 200 hours?

• 5 days

• 10 days

• 15 days

• 25 days

Alice sleeps 50 hours every 6 days. Does Alice or Morgan (from problem 6) have a greater days to hours of sleep ratio?

• Morgan

• Alice

Jan makes a party punch that requires 2 gallons of orange juice for every 1/2 gallon of lemonade. Matt's favorite party punch recipe calls for 3 gallons of orange juice for every 2 gallons of pineapple juice. Which table below shows possible values for a table representing Jan's ratio?

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Jan makes a party punch that requires 2 gallons of orange juice for every 1/2 gallon of lemonade. Matt's favorite party punch recipe calls for 3 gallons of orange juice for every 2 gallons of pineapple juice. Which table below shows possible values for a table representing Matt's ratio?

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Use the data from problems 8 and 9: If Matt and Jan each make 10 gallons of punch, how many more gallons of orange juice would Jan use than Matt?

• 2 gallons

• 6 gallons

• 8 gallons

• None. Matt would use more.