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Ratio Detective
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Ratio Basics
1.Which statement best describes a ratio?
- A comparison of quantities using division
- A total found by adding quantities
- A measurement of an object's length
2.Which option writes the ratio of 7 blue tiles to 11 yellow tiles in three equivalent ways?
- 7:11, 7/11, 7 to 11
- 11:7, 7/11, 11 to 7
- 7:11, 11/7, 7 by 11
3.What is 15:25 in simplest form?
- 3:5
- 5:3
- 5:10
4.Select every ratio equivalent to 3:5.
- 6:10
- 9:15
- 5:3
- 12:20
Use Ratios
5.A team has 8 players wearing white jerseys and 12 wearing green jerseys. Write the ratio of white-jersey players to green-jersey players in colon form, fraction form, and words. Give each form in simplest terms.
6.A pack contains 6 markers and costs $9. What is the simplified ratio of markers to dollars?
7.A trail mix recipe uses 4 cups of pretzels for every 7 cups of cereal. How many cups of cereal are needed when 12 cups of pretzels are used?
8.A jar has 6 red beads and 10 blue beads. Write the ratio of red beads to blue beads in simplest colon form, then explain what the two numbers compare.
Equivalent Ratio Match
9.Match each phrase to its ratio in colon form.
- Six to eleven
- Eight to three
- Five out of nine
- 6:11
- 5:9
- 8:3
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