Ratio and Rate

Who is running faster? (No need to do the calculations. Just interpret the information in the ratio tables).

• Nancy is running faster because it takes her less time to run.

• Nancy is running faster because she has more time running the same distance.

• Jarielys is running faster because it takes her less time to run the same distance.

• Jarielys is running faster because runs for longer.

4 ice cream cones cost $10. What is the cost per ice cream cone?

• $0.40

• $2.50

• $4

• $2

3 bags of Takis cost $5. What is the cost per bag?

• $1.60

• $1.67

• $0.60

• $3.00

3 bananas cost $0.99. At this rate, what do 5 bananas cost?

• $2.99

• $15.15

• $3.03

• $1.65

Two quantities are in the ratio 7:3. If the sum of the quantities is 100, what is the larger quantity?

• 70

• 75

• 30

• 25

If the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet store is 3:4, and there are 12 cats, how many dogs are there?

• 16

• 15

• 14

• 13

Use ratio language to describe the relationship where for every 5 red marbles, there are 7 blue marbles.

• There are 5 red marbles for every 7 blue marbles.

• The ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 5 to 7.

• Both A and B

• None of the above

In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer tea to those who prefer coffee is 4:5. If 180 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

• 80

• 72

• 90

• 100

The ratio of lemon juice to water in Ella's Delicious Lemonade is 3 cups : 5 cups. Audrey wants to make a triple batch. What ratio of lemon juice and water should she use AND how many cups of lemonade will it make?

• 9 cups juice : 15 cups water makes 24 cups of lemonade

• 6 cups juice : 10 cups water makes 16 cups of lemonade

• 9 cups juice : 15 cups water makes 8 cups of lemonade

• 9 cups juice : 5 cups water makes 24 cups of lemonade

A map scale shows that 1 inch represents 10 miles. How many miles does 3.5 inches represent?

• 35 miles

• 30 miles

• 25 miles

• 40 miles