1. Ratios- Around the Room November 7, 2014

2. The Tonight Show did a survey in New York City. It found that 3 in 4 people are single. If the ratio can be applied to the entire population, how many people are not single if 500 people are interviewed? Question 1

3. The ratio of Middle Tennesseans to Tennesseans is 1 million to 3 million. If the population of Middle Tennessee is 2 million, what is the population of Tennessee? Question 2

4. Question 3 Samantha wants to make brownies. The recipe requires a ratio of 3 cups of cocoa to 4 cups of chocolate chips. If she has 9 cups of cocoa how many cups of chocolate chips does she need.

5. Question 4 On Route 66, the ratio of cars to RVs is 10 to 3. If there are 40 cars, how many RVs are there?

6. Question 5 Juan did a survey of the different pets his classmates have. The ratio of cats to dogs is 3 to 5. If 6 people have cats, how many people have dogs?

7. Question 6 After trick-or-treating, Greg counted his candy. The ratio of Snickers to all the pieces of candy is 3 to 11. If he has 55 pieces of candy, how many Snickers does he have?

8. Question 7 Melissa wants to make a cake. The ratio of eggs to cups of flour is 3 to 1. If she has a dozen eggs how many cups of flour does she need?

9. Question 8 Martha is helping set up for a conference. The ratio of chairs to tables is 6 to 1. If there are 7 tables. How many chairs does she need?

10. Question 9 The ratio of marshmallows to cereal in a box of lucky charms is 4 to 11. Paul counted 16 marshmallows in his bowl. How many pieces of cereal are in his bowl?

11. Question 10 The ratio of doors to windows in Dana’s school is 5 to 9. If there are 35 doors, how many windows are there?

12. Question 11 The ratio of girls to boys in a class is 3 to 2. If there are 8 boys, how many girls are there?

13. Question 12 In the Australian Outback, the ratio of kangaroos to wombats is 8 to 7. If there are 72 kangaroos in one area, how many wombats are there?

14. Question 13 The ratio of the amount of corn harvested from Kansas to the amount of corn harvested from all 50 states is 12 thousand to 15 thousand. If the total amount of corn harvested from all 50 states is 144 thousand kernels, how much corn comes from Kansas?

15. Question 14 The ratio of pumpkin spice lattes to mocha cappuccinos made by Starbucks is 8 to 9. If 32 lattes were made, how many cappuccinos were made?