Sheet # 200/Ratio
Name: ________________________ Date_____________
Explain and Show Your Work.
1) Twelve children tried out for the basketball team. Five students were picked. a) What is the ratio of children picked to the number of children who tried out for the team? b) What is the ratio of children picked to children not picked?
2) There are 23 compact discs, 41 cassette tapes, and 7 video tapes. a) What is the ratio of compact discs to cassette tapes? b) What is the ratio of video tapes to compact discs? c) What is the ratio of video tapes to the total number of objects?
3) There are 24 hours in 1 day. An average person spends 8 hours a day sleeping. What is the ratio of sleeping hours to waking hours?
4) The average person watches 21 hours of television per week. What is the ratio of hours spent watching television to the total number of hours in a week?
5) Of the 230 people who went to the circus on Saturday, 125 people were adults and the rest were children. What was the ratio of adults to children?
6) In my pocket I have 10 dimes, 23 pennies, 3 quarters, and a 1 dollar coin. a) What is the ratio of dimes to quarters? b) What is the ratio of pennies to dimes? c) What is the ratio of dollar coins to dimes?
Answers to Sheet #200
1. a) 5/12
b) 7/12
2. a)23/41
b)7/23
c)7/(23+7+41) = 7/71
3. 8/16 = 1/2
4. 21/(24 x 7) = 21/168 = 1/8
5. 125/(230-125) = 125/105 = 25/21
6. a)10/3
b)23/10
c)1/10