Comparing Ratios Word Problems

AT&T charges $76.00 for 500 minutes or Sprint charges $54.00 for 450 minutes. Which is a better deal

• Sprint
• AT&T

Babysitting for 8 hours and making $72.00 or babysitting for 6 hours and making $57.00. Which is the better deal?

• 8 hours
• 6 hours

Lynnette can wash 95 cars in 5 days. How many cars does she wash each day?

• 475 cars per day
• 19 cars per day
• .05 cars per day
• 15 cars per day

What number is missing?

• 12
• 3
• 11
• 13

Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

Fill in the blank in order to create a true number sentence:
3/5 = __ /10

• 6
• 15
• 5
• 10

• 8
• 2
• 128
• 4

• 27
• 9
• 1
• 6

• 240
• 180
• 160
• 360

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

• yes, equivalent
• no, not equivalent