| Ratios |
| #1 |
If there are 7 boys and 10 girls in a classroom, what is the ratio of boys to girls? |
7:10 |
| #2 |
If there are 20 boys and 16 girls in line, what is the ratio of boys to girls SIMPLIFIED? |
5:4 |
| #3 |
If 20 people polled like Coke and 15 people polled like Pepsi, what is the ratio of Coke drinkers to total people polled? SIMPLIFY |
4:7 |
| #4 |
If the ratio of girls to boys in a classroom is 3:5 and there are 15 boys in the classroom, how many girls are in the classroom? |
9 girls (3 x 3) |
| #5 |
12 boys are wearing blue and 10 boys are wearing white. 14 girls are wearing blue and 12 girls are wearing white. Which is the higher ratio: girls wearing blue or boys wearing blue? |
boys wearing blue is higher. |
| Unit Rate |
| #1 |
If you are 4.5 feet tall and your dad is 6.2 feet tall, how much taller is he than you |
4 words in one minute |
| #2 |
If you can jump 24 times in 6 minutes, how many jumps can you do in 2 minutes? |
8 jumps |
| #3 |
If you can type 32 words in 8 minutes, how many words can you type in 5 minutes? |
20 words |
| #4 |
If you can drive 320 miles on 16 gallons of gas, make a chart for how many miles you can drive on 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 gallons. |
20, 40, 60, 80, 100 |
| #5 |
Which gives you better gas mileage? Prius: 720 miles for 15 gallons or Yaris: 752 miles for 16 gallons? |
Prius because 48 miles per gallon is more than 47 miles per gallon. |
| Better Buy |
| #1 |
Which is the better buy: 8 mints for $1.84 or 13 mints for $3.00? |
8 mints because $.23 is lower than $.25. |
| #2 |
Which is the better buy: pizza slice for $3.75 each slice or 8 pieces of pizza for $18.00? |
8 pieces for $18 because each slice is $2.25 which is lower than $3.75. |
| #3 |
Which is the better buy: 16 oz of slushie for $1.28 or 24 oz for $2.16? |
16 oz because $.08 is less than $.09 per oz. |
| #4 |
Which is the best buy: 14 cans for $4.48 at Walmart, 6 cans for $1.74 at Kmart, or 15 cans for $4.65 at Target? |
6 cans at Kmart because each can is $.29 which is less than $.32 and $.31. |
| #5 |
Which is the best buy: 4 shirts for $10 and an additional 25% off! or 1 shirt for $1. 75? |
1 shirt because $1.75 is less than $1.88 per shirt. |
| Building a Sundae |
| #1 |
Vanilla ice cream costs $3.20 per gallon. If a good sized scoop is 1/8 of a gallon, how much would it cost for one scoop? |
$3.20 x 1/8 = $0.40 |
| #2 |
Chocolate syrup is sold in 16 ounce containers for $1.20. How much would it cost to add a 3/4 ounce squirt to my ice cream? |
$1.20 / 16 x 3/4 = $0.06 (.05625 rounded to the nearest penny) |
| #3 |
Bananas are $0.57 per pound. A good sized banana-split banana is 4 ounces. How much would it cost to add a banana to my sundae? |
$0.57 x 1/4 = $0.14 (.1425 rounded to the nearest penny) |
| #4 |
Marachino cherries are sold in 12 ounce jars for $2.25. If each cherry is about an ounce, how much would it cost to add 3 cherries to my sundae? |
$2.25 / 12 x 3 = $0.56 (.5625 rounded to the nearest penny) |
| #5 |
My ice cream cost $0.40, chocolate syrup cost $0.06, banana cost $0.14 and cherries cost $0.56. How much would my sundae cost if I put it in a waffle bowl that came in a package of 10 for $3.30? |
$.40 + .06 + .14 + .56 + (3.30 / 10) = $1.49 |
| Test Your Luck |
| #1 |
Pick a number 1-10. |
If you picked 9 you win 10 points! If not, you LOSE 10 points! |
| #2 |
Pick a month of the year... |
If you picked June, you win 20 points! If not, you LOSE 20 points! |
| #3 |
Pick a gem: sapphire or ruby. |
Sapphire you WIN 30 points! Ruby, you must pick a team to get 30 points! not yourself |
| #4 |
Pick a letter of the alphabet. |
if you picked A, G, P, W, Z you win 40 POINTS! If not, pick a team to get 40 points, not yourself. |
| #5 |
Rock Paper Scissors Challenge! |
Pick a team to play. Best 2 out of 3 wins 50 POINTS! |
