Ratios Eureka

A ratio can be written with a colon or 

• multiplication sign

• semi colon

• the word "to"

• equal sign

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.

• 12

• 28

• 32

• 24

Which tape diagram is correctly set up according to the following problem:

During the holiday sale, Save at Gabe's sold sweaters and pogo sticks in the ratio of 2:3. The store sold a total of 20 items. How many pogo sticks were sold?

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Pick the tape diagram below that best shows the situation in this problem.

For every 7 cakes that Morgan sold, Derek sold 2. Derek sold 55 fewer cakes than Morgan. How many cakes did Derek sell?

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What is the value of the ratio 24:42?

• 6:7

• 12:4

• 4:7

• 4:8

Are these ratios equivalent? 4:9 and 12:27

• No, their values are different.

• Yes, their values are the same.

What is the value of these two ratios? 10:22 and 30:66

• 5:12

• 1:2

• 5:11

• 5:2

If a recipe requires 4 lemons for every 8 cups of water, what is the simplified ratio of lemons to water?

• 4:1

• 2:1

• 1:4

• 1:2

If the ratio of lemons to cups of water in lemonade A is 2:3, how many lemons are needed for 9 cups of water?

• 5 lemons

• 4 lemons

• 6 lemons

• 3 lemons

If Tara uses 8 tablespoons of jam with 4 cups of yogurt, what is the ratio of tablespoons of jam to cups of yogurt in her recipe?

• 1:4

• 4:1

• 2:1

• 1:2