Ratios- Around the Room

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Ratios- Around the Room

• November 7, 2014

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Question 1

• The Tonight Show did a survey in New York City.
  It found that 3 in 4 people are single. If the
  ratio can be applied to the entire population,
  how many people are not single if 500 people are
  interviewed?

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Question 2

• The ratio of Middle Tennesseans to Tennesseans is
  1 million to 3 million. If the population of
  Middle Tennessee is 2 million, what is the
  population of Tennessee?

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Question 3

• Samantha wants to make brownies. The recipe
  requires a ratio of 3 cups of cocoa to 4 cups of
  chocolate chips. If she has 9 cups of cocoa how
  many cups of chocolate chips does she need.

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Question 4

• On Route 66, the ratio of cars to RVs is 10 to 3.
  If there are 40 cars, how many RVs are there?

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Question 5

• Juan did a survey of the different pets his
  classmates have. The ratio of cats to dogs is
  3 to 5. If 6 people have cats, how many
  people have dogs?

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Question 6

• After trick-or-treating, Greg counted his candy.
  The ratio of Snickers to all the pieces of candy
  is 3 to 11. If he has 55 pieces of candy, how
  many Snickers does he have?

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Question 7

• Melissa wants to make a cake. The ratio of eggs
  to cups of flour is 3 to 1. If she has a dozen
  eggs how many cups of flour does she need?

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Question 8

• Martha is helping set up for a conference. The
  ratio of chairs to tables is 6 to 1. If there are
  7 tables. How many chairs does she need?

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Question 9

• The ratio of marshmallows to cereal in a box of
  lucky charms is 4 to 11. Paul counted 16
  marshmallows in his bowl. How many pieces of
  cereal are in his bowl?

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Question 10

• The ratio of doors to windows in Danas school is
  5 to 9. If there are 35 doors, how many windows
  are there?

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Question 11

• The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 3 to 2.
  If there are 8 boys, how many girls are there?

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Question 12

• In the Australian Outback, the ratio of kangaroos
  to wombats is 8 to 7. If there are 72 kangaroos
  in one area, how many wombats are there?

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Question 13

• The ratio of the amount of corn harvested from
  Kansas to the amount of corn harvested from all
  50 states is 12 thousand to 15 thousand. If the
  total amount of corn harvested from all 50 states
  is 144 thousand kernels, how much corn comes from
  Kansas?

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Question 14

• The ratio of pumpkin spice lattes to mocha
  cappuccinos made by Starbucks is 8 to 9. If 32
  lattes were made, how many cappuccinos were made?