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Real-World Ratios Worksheet

Simplify ratios where possible. Show your calculations for written questions, and include units when they are needed.

Choose and compare

Select the best answer for each question, except where a question asks you to select every correct answer.

1.At a stargazing night, Brianna packs 18 cheese crackers and 24 pretzels. What is the ratio of crackers to pretzels in simplest form?
  • 3 : 4
  • 4 : 3
  • 18 : 6
  • 2 : 3
2.Of the 28 people attending a stargazing event, 21 brought a telescope. What fraction of the group brought a telescope, and what is that fraction as a decimal?
  • 3/4 = 0.75
  • 3/7 = 0.3
  • 7/4 = 1.75
  • 1/4 = 0.25
3.Harper walks 2.4 miles in 40 minutes during a night hike. Gabriela walks 3 miles in 60 minutes. Who walks faster, measured in miles per minute?
  • Harper
  • Gabriela
  • They walk at the same rate
4.Select every ratio equivalent to 5 : 8.
  • 10 : 16
  • 15 : 24
  • 8 : 5
  • 20 : 30

Work with ratios and rates

Use the information in each question to calculate your answer.

Snack

Servings

Popcorn

36

Fruit cups

24

Granola bars

20

5.Using the refreshments table, write the ratio of popcorn servings to fruit cups in simplest form.
6.There are 80 servings altogether in the refreshments table. What fraction of the servings are popcorn? Give the fraction in simplest form, then write it as a decimal and a percent.
7.A trail mix recipe uses 3 cups of dried fruit for every 7 cups of cereal. How many cups of each ingredient are needed to make 40 cups of trail mix? State the scaled ratio of dried fruit to cereal.
8.A star chart uses the scale 1 inch : 18 light-years. Two stars are 2.5 inches apart on the chart. What distance does that represent in light-years?
9.For a star chart with a scale of 1 inch : 18 light-years, explain what the numbers in the scale ratio tell you.
10.During a meteor-watch session, a group records 27 meteors over 9 hours. Write the ratio of meteors to hours in simplest form.
11.A group spots 27 meteors in 9 hours. Find the average number of meteors spotted per hour as a decimal, and explain what the rate means.

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