Math Quiz

Fabiola’s special seasoning mix has three ingredients. The recipe uses 5 parts thyme, 3 parts parsley, and 1 part green onion. If she is making 45 tbsp of the mix, how many tbsp of parsley does she need?

• 3 tbsp

• 5 tbsp

• 9 tbsp

• 15 tbsp

Paresh and Archie collect a total of 72 comic books. At first, the ratio of Paresh’s comic books to Archie’s comic books is 5 : 3. Then Paresh gives 6 of his comic books to Archie. Decide if each statement about the comic books is true or false. At first, Paresh has 27 comic books, and Archie has 45 comic books.

• True

• False

Paresh and Archie collect a total of 72 comic books. At first, the ratio of Paresh’s comic books to Archie’s comic books is 5 : 3. Then Paresh gives 6 of his comic books to Archie. Decide if each statement about the comic books is true or false. At first, Paresh has 18 more comic books than Archie.

• True

• False

Paresh and Archie collect a total of 72 comic books. At first, the ratio of Paresh’s comic books to Archie’s comic books is 5 : 3. Then Paresh gives 6 of his comic books to Archie. Decide if each statement about the comic books is true or false. After Paresh gives Archie 6 comic books, Archie has 33 comic books.

• True

• False

Paresh and Archie collect a total of 72 comic books. At first, the ratio of Paresh’s comic books to Archie’s comic books is 5 : 3. Then Paresh gives 6 of his comic books to Archie. Decide if each statement about the comic books is true or false. After Paresh gives Archie 5 comic books, the ratio of Paresh’s comic books and Archie’s comic books is 5 : 6.

• True

• False

There are 36 students in the school choir. The ratio of girls to boys in the choir is 5 : 4. Two girls are absent from practice on Monday. What is the ratio of girls to boys at choir practice on Monday?

• 3 : 4

• 5 : 2

• 9 : 8

• 10 : 7

Ms. Gonzalez buys folders for her office. She buys 4 small folders for every 1 large folder. She buys 15 folders in all. Small folders cost $0.75, and large folders cost $1.25. How much more money does Ms. Gonzalez spend on small folders than large folders? Show your work.

Cheryl and Rodney are mixing yellow and blue paint to make green paint. The table shows how much of each color they use. Whose green paint has more blue? Show your work.