Rate and Ratio Problems

A pet store has 8 dogs, 11 turtles, and 3 cats. What does the ratio 8:11 compare?

• Cats to turtles

• Dogs to all animals

• Dogs to turtles

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If Jack earns $36 for 6 hours of work, what is his rate of pay?

• $6.00 per hour

• $216.00 per hour

• $42.00 per hour

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Amy gets paid $360.00 for working 40 hours. How much does she make per hour?

• $6.75

• $7.50

• $9.00

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If the ratio of votes for Claire to Olivia is 34:25, what is the simplified form of this ratio?

• 34:25

• 17:12.5

• 68:50

• 1.36:1

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If a store sells 15 oranges for $7.50, what is the cost of one orange?

• $0.75

• $0.50

• $1.00

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$120 for 15 books. What is each rate written as a unit rate?

• A. $8/1 book

• B. 1 book/ $8

• C. $15/ 1 book

• D. 1 book/ $15

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For Exercises 8 and 9, use the ratio table given to solve each problem. A hair salon bought 12 headbands for $24. At this rate, how much will 48 headbands cost?

• $24

• $48

• $60

• $96

Luke can read 4 pages in 1 minute. Write the equivalent ratios for Luke reading 0, 1, 2, and 3 minutes.

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In a certain area, there are 16 empty seats out of 240 total seats. Write the ratio of empty seats to total seats as a fraction in simplest form.

• A. 16/240

• B. 240/16

• C. 15/1

• D. 1/15

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In art class, there are 32 pens to 40 brushes. What is the ratio of pens to brushes written as a fraction in simplest form?

• F. 4/5

• G. 2/5

• H. 8/10

• I. 5/4

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