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Rates & Ratios

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Daniel’s gym class has 35 students and 7 basketballs. What was the ratio of students to basketballs? 
a)
5 to 1
b)
1 to 5
c)
7 to 1
d)
1 to 7
2.
Your family goes to the Football game and paid $75 for 15 hamburgers. Choose the correct unit rate per hamburger:
a)
$20/hamburger
b)
$10/hamburger
c)
$15/hamburger
d)
$5/hamburger
3.
During the basketball season, Mac made 2 out of every 3 free throws she attempted. In the last basketball game, Mac attempted 12 free throws. How many free throws would she have been expected to make?
a)
2
b)
8
c)
24
d)
36
4.
A seed company says that 4 out of every 5 of its seeds will grow.  If Melissa plants 40 of these seeds,  then how many seeds is Melissa expected to grow? Use an equivalent ratio (proportion) to find the answer.
a)
50
b)
32
c)
10
d)
8
5.
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 
6.
Zach's office recycled 16 kilograms of paper over 4 weeks.  Over the next 3 weeks they recyled 12 kilograms of paper.  How many kilograms of paper does Trent's office recycle each week?  
a)
16
b)
12
c)
3
d)
4
7.
There are 5 cupcakes and 18 cookies leftover from the bake sale. whats the ratio cookies to cupcakes?
a)
8:15
b)
5:18
c)
15:18
d)
18:5
8.
There are 87 Adidas shoes in Academy and 50 Nike shoes. Whats the ratio Adidas to Nike?
a)
50:87
b)
87:5
c)
8:50
d)
87:50
9.
Karol has 7 tacos and Jamie has 2 pickles. If you multiply their food by two, what would the ratio pickles to tacos be?
a)
4:14
b)
2:7
c)
7:2
d)
14:4
10.

A coffee shop offers a sale price of $2.50 for 4 cups of coffee. What is the price for 6 cups of coffee?

a)

$5.00

b)

$7.00

c)

$3.75

d)

$10.00

11.

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

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.

Walmart is selling 3 pack shirts for the Christmas Parade. The price is $19.77. What is the unit price per shirt?

a)

$5.93

b)

659.00

c)

$59.31

d)

$6.59

14.
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
15.
In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4.  If I have a TOTAL of 56 Jolly Ranchers, how many of them are blue?  Solve with a tape diagram.
a)
12
b)
28
c)
32
d)
24