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Ratios and Rates Problem Set

Help to practice the Rathio concept in Math grade 6

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1. At the grocery store, Luis bought 2 bananas and 4 apples.

What
are three different ways to write the ratio of apples to bananas?

2. In a bag of marbles, there are 3 red balls, 5 blue balls, and 4


green balls.
A. What is the ratio of red balls to blue balls?
A. What is the ratio of blue balls to red balls?
B. What is the ratio of red balls to green and blue balls?
C. What is the ratio of blue balls to total balls in the bag?

3. Pedro has a bag of flour that weighs 5/10 pound. He uses 2/3 of the
bag to make gravy. How many pounds of flour does Pedro use to-
make gravy?

4. Determine whether the ratios are equivalent.

1/3 and 3/9

1/2 and 3/10

5. There are 2 girls and 6 boys in Javier’s math class. There are 9
girls and 12 boys in Javier’s choir class. Are the ratios of girls to
boys in the two classes equivalent?

6. It takes Kendra 27 minutes to run 3 miles.

A. Write a unit rate to represent Kendra’s running rate in minutes per


mile.
B. Write Kendra’s rate as a unit rate in miles per minute.
C. How many miles can Kendra run in 45 minutes?
D. How many minutes would it take Kendra to run 7 miles?
E. Compare the rates 9 minutes for 1 mile and 63 minutes for 7 miles.
Are these rates equivalent? Why or why not?
7. A recipe for 12 servings of soup calls for 8 cups of chicken
broth. How
many cups of broth are needed to make 30 servings of the soup?

8. A baker makes a total of 5 loaves of bread in 2.5 hours. At that rate, how
many loaves of bread could the baker make in 7 hours? Explain.

9. A recipe for 8 servings of soup calls for 6 cups of vegetable broth. How
many cups of broth are needed to make 20 servings of the soup?

10. McKenzie bought 1.2 pounds of coffee for $11.82. What was
the cost per pound?

[Link] is at the supermarket. She finds a 5-pound bag of flour per $2.69 and a 2-
pound bag of flour priced per $1.89 as shown. Which of the two bags of flour is
the better buy?
McKenzie bought 1.2 pounds of coffee for $11.82. What was the cost
per pound?

Pedro has a bag of flour that weighs 9/10 pound. He uses 2/3 of the
bag to make gravy. How many pounds of flour does Pedro use to
make gravy?

Gina draws a map of her town on a coordinate plane. The point that
represents the town’s civic center is 1 unit to the right of the origin
and 4 units above it. What are the coordinates of the point
representing the civic center?

Stefan draws these shapes. What is the ratio of triangles to stars?

Write two equivalent ratios.


2/6

Determine whether the ratios are equivalent.

2/3 and 8/12

8/10 and 6/10

Write a ratio that is equivalent to 6/9 and 16/24.


…….

Determine whether each ratio is equivalent to 1/3,5/10, or 3/5.


Write the ratio in the correct box.

.
There are 12 girls and 16 boys in Javier’s math class. There are 26
girls and 14 boys in Javier’s choir class. Are the ratios of girls to boys
in the two classes equivalent?

A pancake recipe calls for 4 cups of flour and 3 cups of milk. Does a
recipe calling for 2 cups flour and 1.5 cups milk use the same ratio of
flour to milk?

A bracelet is made of 14 red beads and 19 gold beads. A necklace is


made of 84 red beads and 133 gold beads. Do the two pieces of
jewelry have the same ratio of red beads to gold beads?

Cole had 3/4 hour of free time before dinner. He spent 2/3 of the
time playing the guitar. How long did he play the guitar?

In Jawan’s school, 4 out of 10 students chose basketball as a sport


they like to watch, and 3 out of 5 students chose football. Is the ratio
of students who chose basketball (4 to 10) equivalent to the ratio of
students who chose football (3 to 5)?

Look for Structure The table shows the results of the quizzes Hannah
took in one week. Did Hannah get the same score on her math and
science quizzes? Did Hannah get the same score on the quizzes in
any of her classes?

For every $10 that Julie makes, she saves $3. For every $15 Liam
makes, he saves $6. Is Julie’s ratio of money saved to money earned
equivalent to Liam’s ratio of money saved to money earned?

The ratio of boys to girls in a school’s soccer club is 3 to 5. The ratio


of boys to girls in the school’s chess club is 13 to 15. Is the ratio of
boys to girls in the soccer club equivalent to the ratio of boys to girls
in the chess club? Explain

Lisa and Tim make necklaces. Lisa uses 5 red beads for every 3
yellow beads. Tim uses 9 red beads for every 6 yellow beads. Is the
ratio of red beads to yellow beads in Lisa’s necklace equivalent to
the ratio in Tim’s necklace?

Mitch scored 4 out of 5 on a quiz. Demetri scored 8 out of 10 on a


quiz. Did Mitch and Demetri get equivalent scores?

Mrs. Sahd distributes pencils and paper to students in the ratio of 2


pencils to 10 sheets of paper. Three of these ratios are equivalent
to 2/10. Which one is NOT equivalent?
1/5 7/15 4/20 8/40

Keith uses 18 cherries and 3 peaches to make a pie filling. Lena uses
an equivalent ratio of cherries to peaches when she makes pie filling.
Can Lena use a ratio of 21 cherries to 6 peaches?
Use equivalent ratios to find the unknown value.

?/10=4/5 3/6=15/?

Mavis walks 3 miles in 45 minutes. How many minutes will it take


Mavis to walk 9 miles?

The ratio of boys to girls in a choir is 3 to 8. There are 32 girls in the


choir. How many members are in the choir?

Use Reasoning Is the unknown value in 2/3=?/18 the same as the


unknown value in 3/2=18/?

It takes 8 minutes for Sue to make 2 laps around the go-kart track.
How many laps can Sue complete in 24 minutes?

The width of Jay’s original photo is 8 inches. The length of the


original photo is 10 inches. He prints a smaller version that has an
equivalent ratio of width to length. The width of the smaller version
is 4 inches less than the width of the original. What is the length of
the smaller version?

Ariel bought 3 raffle tickets for $5. How many tickets could Ariel buy
for $15?

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Calculate the unit rate by dividing the total cost by the quantity. McKenzie bought 1.2 pounds of coffee for $11.82. The unit rate is $11.82/1.2 = $9.85 per pound.

We can verify the equivalence by simplifying both ratios. The bracelet uses 14 red beads to 19 gold beads, simplifying as 14:19. The necklace uses 84 red beads to 133 gold beads, simplifying as 84:133. By simplifying both ratios using common divisors, if both simplify to the same fraction, the ratios are equivalent. The numbers 14 and 19 have no common divisor other than 1; likewise for 84 and 133, implying the ratios are simplified as far as possible, revealing their nonequivalence.

To verify, calculate how much flour Pedro uses. From 5/10 pound, using 2/3 means he uses (2/3) * (5/10) = 10/30 = 1/3 pound. Comparing the ratio of usage to the original ratio, the usage ratio is 1/3:1/2 and should match the original 2:3. Expressing 1/3:1/2 as 2:3 confirms the usage maintains the original ratio.

To evaluate consistency, compare Hannah’s scores directly across subjects. Check if scores, like those in math and science, are numerically equal. Consistency is indicated by equal scores across different quizzes, reflecting similar levels of performance.

Determine the rate of bread production per hour by dividing the total loaves by total time: 5 loaves/2.5 hours = 2 loaves per hour. Multiply this rate by 7 hours to find the total production: 2 loaves/hour x 7 hours = 14 loaves.

Kendra's running rate is 27 minutes for 3 miles, which simplifies to 9 minutes per mile. Therefore, in 45 minutes, Kendra can run 45/9 = 5 miles.

To determine if the ratios are equivalent, we compare the two ratios. For the soccer club, the ratio is 3 boys to 5 girls (3:5), and for the chess club, it is 13 boys to 15 girls (13:15). Simplifying 13:15 gives 13/15, and simplifying 3:5 gives 3/5. Comparing these fractions, 3/5 is approximately 0.6 and 13/15 is approximately 0.866. Since these values are not equal, the ratios are not equivalent.

Practically, if two ratios are equivalent, like 2:3 and 8:12, it implies that they can be used interchangeably to describe the same proportional relationship in different contexts, such as scaling a recipe or predicting outcomes based on similar conditions. Equivalent ratios reflect consistent relationships despite differing nominal values, allowing for proportional adjustments and predictions.

To compare cost-effectiveness, calculate the unit cost for each bag. The 5-pound bag costs $2.69, making it $2.69/5 = $0.538 per pound. The 2-pound bag costs $1.89, making it $1.89/2 = $0.945 per pound. Since $0.538 is less than $0.945, the 5-pound bag is more cost-effective.

To compare, calculate the broth-to-serving ratio for each recipe. For the 8-serving recipe, the ratio is 6 cups to 8 servings (6:8), simplifying to 3:4. For the 20-serving recipe, the ratio is 15 cups to 20 servings (15:20), also simplifying to 3:4. Since both simplify to the same ratio, the recipes use equivalent broth-to-serving ratios.

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