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The ratio of girls to boys in an eating contest is 5:6. There are a total of 77 contestants. How many girls are competing to eat the most hot dogs?

Mrs. DeWater's babies are on a high calorie diet. To make their formula she has to mix a ratio of 3 scoops of powder to 5 ounces of water. If she wants to make a total of 32 ounces of formula, then how many scoops of powder will it take?

Coach Hilliard loves to drink coffee so much she drank 45 cups of coffee last week. If the ratio of pumpkin spice coffee to vanilla coffee is 3:2, then how many pumpkin spice cups of coffee did she drink?

Mrs. Cloud read 56 books over the summer. The ratio of fiction to non-fiction is 2:5. How many non-fiction books did Mrs. Cloud read over the summer?

Mrs. Patino drank 60 energy drinks last month. If the ratio of monster to red bull is 4:2, then how many monsters did she drink last month?

Coach G loves to travel! The ratio of the times has driven to flown is 3:5. If he has driven 54 times then how many times has he flown?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Coach Bruce likes to collect rocks. The ratio of square to oval rocks is 3:4. If he has 28 oval rocks, how many square rocks does he have?

Coach Slayton has 81 animals on her farm. If the ratio of chickens to pigs is 4:5, then how many pigs does Coach Slayton have?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

In a survey, the ratio of people who prefer tea to those who prefer coffee is 7:5. If 420 people were surveyed, how many prefer tea?

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A school's student to teacher ratio is 20:1. If there are 400 students, how many teachers are there?

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