Rates vs Ratios

A rate is different from a ratio because...

You have 6 flashlights and 15 batteries for your camping trip. How many batteries will you have available per flashlight?

• Rate

• Ratio

Rate or ratio?

In the school band there are 12 clarinet players out of 44 band members

• Rate

• Ratio

Ratio or rate?

Steve drove his car 90 miles to visit his grandparents. It took him 2 hours to drive this distance

• Rate

• Ratio

If it took 7 hours to mow 4 lawns, then at that rate how many lawns can be mowed in 35 hours? 

• 8 lawns in 35 hours

• 12 lawns in 35 hours

• 16 lawns in 35 hours

• 20 lawns in 35 hours

A bag has 35 pennies in it. It also has some dimes. If the ratio of pennies to dimes is 5 to 2. How many dimes are in the bag?

• 16

• 18

• 14

• Cannot be determined

Rate or ratio?

A fast-food restaurant sells a 12-ounce soda for $1.20

• Rate

• Ratio

Rate or ratio?

Kai's mother bought two dozen pieces of fruit at the market. Six of the pieces of fruit were apples.

• Rate

• Ratio

Rate or ratio?

• Rate

• Ratio

Rate or Ratio?

Erin's watch tells her to get 250 steps per hour.

• Rate

• Ratio