Lesson 14 ReQuiz — Ratio Problems (Grade 6)

Solve the ratio problem. Alejandro makes cafe con leche using 2 parts strong coffee to 3 parts whole milk. If Alejandro makes 30 cups of cafe con leche for a dinner party, how many cups of strong coffee will he use?

• 6 cups

• 10 cups

• 12 cups

• 18 cups

Ms. Hernandez takes 56 students to the museum. Some travel in a van and some travel on a bus. Going to the museum, the ratio of students in the van to the students on the bus is 2:5. Going back to school, 2 students move from the van to the bus. Determine whether this statement is true or false: Going to the museum, there are 42 students on the bus.

• True

• False

Ms. Hernandez takes 56 students to the museum. Some travel in a van and some travel on a bus. Going to the museum, the ratio of students in the van to the students on the bus is 2:5. Going back to school, 2 students move from the van to the bus. Determine whether this statement is true or false: Going to the museum, there are 24 more students on the bus than in the van.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Ms. Hernandez takes 56 students to the museum. Some travel in a van and some travel on a bus. Going to the museum, the ratio of students in the van to the students on the bus is 2:5. Going back to school, 2 students move from the van to the bus. Determine whether this statement is true or false: Going back to school, the ratio of students in the van to students on the bus is 1:3.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Ms. Hernandez takes 56 students to the museum. Some travel in a van and some travel on a bus. Going to the museum, the ratio of students in the van to the students on the bus is 2:5. Going back to school, 2 students move from the van to the bus. Determine whether this statement is true or false: Going back to school, there are 26 more students on the bus than in the van.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Oliver uses 30 fruits to make a large batch of pineapple–orange juice. He uses 5 oranges for every 1 pineapple. He gets 2.5 fl oz of juice from each orange and 20 fl oz of juice from each pineapple. How much more pineapple juice than orange juice does Oliver use? Choose one value from the set: 37.5, 60, 150, 262.5 fl oz.

• 37.5 fl oz

• 60 fl oz

• 150 fl oz

• 262.5 fl oz

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A park has maple trees and oak trees. The ratio of maple trees to oak trees is 5 to 3. There are 6 more maple trees than oak trees. What is the total number of trees at the park?

• 8

• 9

• 24

• 38

Gary and Heather each make cheesy potatoes using different recipes. The table shows how much potatoes and cheese each person uses. For every how many ounces of potatoes should their recipes be compared so that the cheese amounts can be directly compared using whole numbers? Choose one amount: 15 oz, 20 oz, or 30 oz.

• 15 oz

• 20 oz

• 30 oz

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A

Gary and Heather each make cheesy potatoes using different recipes. The table shows how much potatoes and cheese each person uses. For the amount of potatoes you chose, how does Gary’s cheese amount compare to Heather’s? Choose one: 1 oz less, 2 oz more, 3 oz more, or 4 oz less.

• 1 oz less

• 2 oz more

• 3 oz more

• 4 oz less

Tags

CCSS.3.OA.D.8

Gary and Heather each make cheesy potatoes using different recipes. The table shows how much potatoes and cheese each person uses. Whose cheesy potatoes have more cheese when the recipes are compared fairly for the same potato amount?

• Gary’s

• Heather’s

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3A