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Lesson 3: Solving Ratio Problems with Models — Practice Questions

  1. 1. What is the primary purpose of using a double number line to model a ratio?

    • A. To find the sum of two different quantities.
    • B. To show how two quantities change together at a constant rate.
    • C. To plot points on a coordinate grid.
    • D. To measure the length of a single object.
  2. 2. A recipe calls for 4 cups of sugar for every 2 batches of cookies. Following this ratio, you would need ___ cups of sugar to make 6 batches of cookies.

  3. 3. A hose fills a small pool with 90 gallons of water in 3 minutes. At this constant rate, how many gallons would be in the pool after 1 minute? The answer is ___ gallons.

  4. 4. A train travels 150 miles in 2 hours at a constant speed. Following this rate, how far will the train travel in 3 hours?

    • A. 200 miles
    • B. 225 miles
    • C. 250 miles
    • D. 300 miles
  5. 5. Maria can read 50 pages of a book in 40 minutes. If she continues reading at the same pace, she can read 100 pages in ___ minutes.

  6. 6. A recipe for a fruit smoothie requires bananas and strawberries in a ratio of $3:5$. If the recipe uses 15 strawberries, how many bananas are needed? ___

  7. 7. A pet store has puppies and kittens in a ratio of $2:3$. If there are 30 animals in total, how many kittens are there?

    • A. 6
    • B. 12
    • C. 18
    • D. 30
  8. 8. In a parking lot, the ratio of cars to trucks is $7:4$. If there are 28 cars, what is the total number of vehicles (cars and trucks) in the lot? ___

  9. 9. A mixture of paint is made from red and yellow paint in a ratio of $4:1$. There are 20 gallons of paint in total. When using a bar diagram, what is the value of a single part?

    • A. 1 gallon
    • B. 4 gallons
    • C. 5 gallons
    • D. 20 gallons
  10. 10. A school band has brass and woodwind instruments in a ratio of $5:6$. If there are 30 brass instruments, how many woodwind instruments are there? ___