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Homework #14 (due Thursday 12.4.14)
Place your answers to questions 1 – 17 on this page. Make sure to
transfer the correct answer to the correct number.
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c. Café A:____________
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LESSON
Ratios
7-1
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
The number of animals at the zoo is shown in the table. Write each
ratio in three different ways.
1. lions to elephants
Animals in the Zoo
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2. giraffes to otters
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3. lions to seals
Elephants
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Giraffes
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Lions
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Seals
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Otters
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4. seals to elephants
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5. elephants to lions
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6. The ratio of clown fish to angel fish at a pet store is 5:4. The ratio of
angel fish to goldfish is 4:3. There are 60 clown fish at the pet store.
a. How many angel fish are there? _________________
b. How many goldfish are there? _________________
Find three ratios equivalent to the ratio described in each situation.
Use a ratio table to help find the equivalent ratios.
7. The ratio of cats to dogs in a park is 3 to 4. _________________
8. The ratio of rainy days to sunny days is 5 . _________________
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LESSON
7-2
Rates
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
Find the unit (one) rate. Use a ratio to help you determine the unit
rate.
9. David drove 135 miles in 3 hours. ___________________________
10. Three medium apples have about 285 calories.
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11. A 13-ounce package of pistachios costs $5.98.
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Find the unit rate to the nearest cent per ounce. Compare.
12. a. A 24-ounce box of cornflakes costs $4.56. ___________________________
b. A 36-ounce box of cornflakes costs $5.76. ___________________________
c. Which is the better buy? ___________________________
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Using Ratios and Rates to Solve Problems
LESSON
7-3
Practice and Problem Solving: A/B
Solve using ratios.
13. Mark is using the ratio of 3 tablespoons of sugar to 2 tablespoons of
milk in a recipe. Complete the table to show equivalent ratios if Mark
decides to increase the recipe.
sugar
3
milk
2
6
18
8
20
14. A school cafeteria makes cheese sauce for macaroni using 15 cups of
Swiss cheese and 20 cups of cheddar cheese. Perry tries to make the
sauce for a family party using 5 cups of Swiss and 7 cups of cheddar.
Is Perry using the correct ratio? Explain. ___________________________
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15. The chess club members bought 6 tickets to a tournament for $15.
How much would they have paid if all 8 members wanted to go?
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16. The Khan’s car averages 22 miles per gallon of gas. Predict how far
they can travel on 5 gallons of gas. _________________
17. Cafe A offers 2 free bottled waters or juices for every 20 purchased.
Cafe B offers 3 free bottled waters or juices for every 25 purchased.
a. What is Cafe A’s ratio of free drinks to purchased drinks?
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b. What is Cafe B’s ratio of free drinks to purchased drinks?
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c. If you purchased 50 drinks at each café, how many free drinks
would you get?
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