Equivalent Ratio Problem Solving

Mrs. Shelly paid $3 for 6 muffins and Mrs. Kloske paid $9 for 18 muffins.  

• yes, equivalent

• no, not equivalent

18 vocab words learned in 2 hours; 27 vocab words learned in 3 hours

• yes, equivalent

• no, not equivalent

$15 for 5 pairs of socks; $25 for 10 pairs of socks. Are the ratios equivalent?

• yes, equivalent

• no, not equivalent

12 : 3 = ___ : 18

In one day a movie store rented out 20 comedies. If the ratio of comedies rented to action movies rented was 4 : 3, how many action movies were rented?

• 5
• 15
• 3.3333
• 4 1/3

The ratio of 6th graders to 7th graders at a basketball game is 4:1.  If there are eight 7th graders, how many 6th graders are there?

• 28

• 16

• 8

• 32

For a recipe, Brutus uses 4 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. Which of the following show equivalent ratios for sugar to flour?

• 4/5=8/10 =12/15

• 4/5 = 5/6 = 6/7

• 4/5 = 3/4 = 2/3

• 4/5=8/15=16/45

If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type in one minute?

• 102 words per minute

• 100 words per minute

• 400 words per minute

• 412 words per minute

In the toy store, the ratio of the number of dolls to the number of teddy bears is 4:5.  If the store has 80 dolls, how many teddy bears are in the store?

• 100

• 80

• 90

• 120

A market sells 7 candy bars for $4.20. How much do 8 candy bars cost?

• $4.80

• $0.60

• $33.60

• $12.60