Ratios in Real-World Situations Answers

A cake mix calls for these ingredients.3 cups of milk6 cups of flour2 cups of sugar1 cup of oilWhich is the lowest ratio?

Michael and Sondra are mixing lemonade. In Michael’s lemonade, the ratio of lemons to water is 1:4. In Sondra’s lemonade, the ratio of lemons to water is 2:6. Several equivalent ratios for each mixture are shown in the ratio tables.MichaelLemonsCups of Water14312416SondraLemonsCups of Water26412618Imagine that you want to compare Michael’s ratio to Sondra’s ratio. Which two ratios in the tables shown have a common denominator you could use to compare?

A store sells packages of batteries. The package with the best deal has the highest ratio of number of batteries to total cost.Packages of BatteriesNumber of BatteriesTotal Cost3$85$812$2414$24Which package offers the best deal?

Four trucks were used to make deliveries. The drivers recorded the number of miles driven and the amount of gasoline used. Truck MileageTruckMiles DrivenGallons of Gas UsedA453B242C141D364Which truck drove the most miles per gallon of gas?

Two friends mix blue paint and yellow paint to make batches of green paint, as shown in the tables. JarrodCups BlueCups Yellow32IanCups BlueCups Yellow52Which correctly compares their ratios of blue to yellow paint?

The ratios of punch mix to water for several fruit drinks are given in the table. Punch Mix MixWaterGrape1 cups3 cupsCherry5 cups12 cupsLemon7 cups12 cupsOrange2 cups3 cupsWhich flavor has the greatest ratio of mix to water?

Four friends are playing a game. They randomly choose a handful of marbles from a bag. The player with the highest ratio of blue marbles to purple marbles gets to go first. Number of MarblesNameBlue MarblesPurple MarblesRosa1012Chi56Alberto512Pedro106Which player gets to go first?

Compare the wins-to-losses ratios for the teams.Team RecordsTeamWinsLossesCougars1210Bobcats2010Bulldogs85Tigers35Which team has the greatest ratio of wins-to-losses?

A music teacher sells piano lesson packages.Piano Lesson PackagesTotal Cost Number of Lessons $9010$16020$8010$12020Which package has the lowest ratio of cost to number of lessons?

The ratios of punch mix to water for several fruit drinks are given. Punch Mix MixWaterGrape1 cup3 cupsCherry5 cups12 cupsLemon7 cups12 cupsOrange2 cups3 cupsWhich flavor has the smallest ratio of mix to water?