Ratio Applications

4. Paula's Pies is famous for their apple pie. At Thanksgiving they receive orders for 296 pies. If Paula can prepare 8 pies in 3 hours, how many hours will it take her prepare the order?

111

6. Mrs. Jaminez would like to enlarge a family picture. The original picture has a ratio of length to height of 6:4. If the new picture is 16 inches high, how long is the picture?

24

9. A yummy snack mix contains popcorn and M&Ms. There are 8 pieces of popcorn to every 3 M&Ms. How many pieces of popcorn are there if Desmond counted 102 M&Ms?

272

3. The average body burns 100 calories every 9 minutes of jumping rope. How many calories will Elizabeth burn if she jumps rope for 27 minutes a day?

300

8. One out of every 15 students are tardy to first hour. The principal is concerned because there are 600 students in school. How many are tardy to first hour?

40

2. Almonds are priced at$7.50 for one pound in the bulk foods section. How many pounds of almonds could you purchase for $37.50?

5

7. Reece and Samuel are training for a cross country meet. The ratio of miles Reece runs to miles Samuel runs is 2 to 3. If Samuel logs 81 miles, how many miles did Reece train?

54

1. A bag is full with 225 marbles. You reach in and grab a handful of 15 marbles, 4 of which are red. Using that ratio, about how many red marbles are in the bag?

60

10. The vending machine at school sells sports drinks and sodas at a ratio of 9:5. How many sodas did people buy from the vending machine if 126 sports drinks were sold?

70

5. A random survey showed that 35 out of 52 people plan to vote for Mr. Jones for Mayor. About how many people voted in the election, if 525 voted for Mr. Jones?

780