5-5 Ratios 1. Bob’s height is 5 ft 10 in. His daughter is 40 inches tall. What is the ratio of their heights? To ________ this ratio you must: 1) ________ to the _____ units 2) ______ what the numerator & denominator have in _______.

2. A park is an eighth of a mile long and 300 feet wide. Find a ratio comparing length to width. You need the _______________for miles to feet. 1 mi =5280 ft conversion factor Remember the Big Idea is: The quotient of two measures with the same type of units is a ratio.

3. A pair of shoes that originally sold for $40 is on sale for $8 less. a. What is the discount rate? discount rate = Remember to move the decimal point ________________ to find the percent tax rate = b. If there is $1.92 tax on the sale price, what is the tax rate?

c.How much would a person save by buying the shoes on sale? On sale the total cost with tax is: Regular price with tax is: Savings is:

4. In your mother’s punch recipe, she recommends that you use 2 parts cream soda to 3 parts pineapple-orange juice. How much of each ingredient will you need if you wish to make 15 cups of punch? Let _______________ of any ingredient.X represent a part

5. During the first two quizzes of the semester, Ali got scores 6 and 4 out of 10. How many quizzes will Ali have to earn a 9 on to bring her average up to 80%?