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CHAPTER
4
Ratio
Lesson 4.1
Comparing Two Quantities
Write a ratio to compare the quantities.
1. Jacob buys 17 ounces of grapes and Olivia buys 21 ounces of oranges.
17 oz
Weight of grapes
Weight of oranges
21 oz
a)
What is the ratio of the weight of grapes to the weight of oranges?
b)
What is the ratio of the weight of oranges to the weight of grapes?
State whether each of the following can be expressed as a ratio. If yes, express
the ratio in simplest form.
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2. 2 yards and 60 inches
3.
3 gallons and 5 tons
Complete to express each ratio in simplest form.
4. 18 feet : 5 yards 5
feet :
5. 30 ounces : 3 pints 5
feet 5
ounces :
:
ounces 5
:
Write each ratio in simplest form.
6. 54 : 96
7.
8 yards : 40 feet
8. 4 gallons : 20 pints
9.
42 ounces : 5 pounds
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Solve. Show your work. Give all answers in simplest form.
10. Mr. Tonneman buys one 2-pound lobster and 1 pound 4 ounces of shrimp.
Find the ratio of the weight of lobster to the weight of shrimp.
11. Taylor is making punch. She mixes 1 gallon of orange juice, 3 quarts of
cranberry juice, 5 pints of apple juice, and 8 ounces of lemon juice in a large
pitcher. Find the ratio of the following amounts:
a)
orange juice to apple juice
b)
cranberry juice to apple juice
c)
apple juice to lemon juice
d)
cranberry juice to orange juice
e)
lemon juice to orange juice
13. One pound of swordfish costs as much as 1.5 pounds of salmon. Mrs. Ortiz
pays $39 for 2 pounds of salmon and 3 pounds of swordfish. Find the ratio
of the amount of money Mrs. Ortiz pays for the swordfish to the amount of
money she pays for the salmon.
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12. Hamsa and Liam bake 108 oatmeal bars. Hamsa makes 20 more bars than
Liam. Find the ratio of the number of oatmeal bars Hamsa bakes to the
number of oatmeal bars Liam bakes.
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