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Rates and Ratios

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 2hrs 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

There are 4 birds and 6 snakes. What is the ratio of birds to snakes?

a)

6/4

b)

4/6

c)

1/3

d)

10/16

2.
Find the unit rate.
72 miles every 4 hours
a)
36 m.p.h.
b)
72 m.p.h.
c)
288 m.p.h.
d)
18 m.p.h.
3.
Find the unit rate in pounds.
Julia uses 3 / 4 pounds of butter for 3 batches of cookies.
a)
1/4 pounds
b)
2  1/4 pounds
c)
3 pounds
d)
1/8 pounds
4.
Kelly has 10 apps on her iPad. 5 are school apps, 2 are music apps, and 3 are games. What is the ratio of school apps to game apps?
a)
5 to 2
b)
3 to 5
c)
5 to 10
d)
5 to 3
5.
What is the ratio of triangles to squares?
a)
2:6
b)
5:6
c)
3:4
d)
4:3
6.

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples

a)

7 apples to 3 green

b)

4 red apples to 7 apples

c)

4 red apples to 3 green apples

d)

3 green apples to 4 red apples

7.

A plant grew 18 cm over 4 months.  The plant grows the same amount each month.  How much did the plant grow in 9 months?

a)

27 cm

b)

162 cm

c)

40.5 cm

d)

72 cm

8.

If Maya makes $10 an hour at her after school job, how many hours will it take her to earn $150?

a)

10 hours

b)

1.5 hours

c)

15 hours

d)

20 hours

9.
You spend $40 on 5 pounds of concrete. What is the unit rate in dollars per pound?
a)
$8 per pound
b)
$5 per pound
c)
$35 per pound
d)
0.125 pounds per dollar
10.
If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute?
a)
102 words per minute
b)
100 words per minute
c)
400 words per minute
d)
412 words per minute
11.

A store has 120 customers in 6 hours. What is the unit rate in customers per hour?

a)

16 customers per hour

b)

12 customers per hour

c)

20 customers per hour

d)

15 customers per hour

12.

The local fish market sells a 4 pound basket of fish for $5.60. Each fish weighs about 4 ounces. What is the price per fish? (Hint: 1 pound = 16 ounces)

a)

$0.35

b)

$0.40

c)

$0.45

d)

$0.50

13.

Ms. Morgan can type 40 words per minute. Mrs. Milligan can type 55 words per minute. If Ms. Morgan and Mrs. Milligan each type for 30 minutes, about how many more words will Mrs. Milligan type?

a)

45

b)

450

c)

900

d)

1200

14.

Sally bought a 5-kilogram can of jelly for $4.50. What is the unit price?

a)

$0.05/kg

b)

0.45/kg

c)

0.50kg

d)

0.90/kg

15.

Heather can run 3,000 feet in 5 minutes. If she jogs at the same rate, how may feet can she jog in 8 minutes?

a)

4,000 ft

b)

4,800 ft

c)

5,600 ft

d)

6,400 ft

16.
Sarah spent 15 minutes on the phone routing 5 phone calls.  If she routes 12 phone calls, how much time will Kennedy spend on the phone in total?  
a)
4 minutes
b)
36 minutes
c)
45 minutes
d)
15 minutes 
17.
Find the missing value.  3: 12 to 12: X 
a)
36
b)
48
c)
3
d)
4
18.

Express the following ratio in simplest form:
 59:79\frac{5}{9}:\frac{7}{9}  

a)

10:14

b)

5:7

c)

7:5

d)

5:9

19.

Fully simplify the ratio...


20:30

a)

2:3

b)

4:6

c)

10:15

d)

3:2

20.

A swimmer is moving at a constant speed of 50 yards in 6 seconds. A runner is moving at a constant speed of 44 yards in 5 seconds. Are they traveling at the same speed?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

Not enough information to decided

21.
Travis can ride his bike 3 miles in 20 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take to ride 9 miles? 
a)
60 minutes
b)
50 minutes
c)
28 minutes
d)
15 minutes
22.
Find the missing number of the equivalent fraction.
a)
5
b)
10
23.
Which is NOT an equivalent fraction to one half?
a)
2/4
b)
2/3
c)
4/8
d)
3/6
24.
Write the ratio for 18 goldfish in a tank of 48 fish.  Simplify your answer.  
a)
18/48
b)
9/6
c)
8/3
d)
3/8
25.
Suppose a class has 14 redheads, 8 brunettes, and 6 blondes. What is the ratio of redheads to blondes?  Write your answer in simplest form. 
a)
14:6
b)
7:3
c)
14:8
d)
7:4