1. Correct length of Flag 2 if the standard ratio of length to width is 1:9 and width is 2.7 ft:
1:9=X:2.
9X=2.7
X=2.7/9
X=.3 ft
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2. In last night’s baseball game, there were 4 walks and 15 hits. The ratio of walks to hits, written in three different ways are:
4/15</span>
4:15
0.266667
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3. During one day in a hardware store, 37 people came in and made a purchase, and 13 people looked around but didn’t purchase anything. The ratios are:</span>
a. Purchasers to nonpurchasers 37:13
b. Nonpurchasers to purchasers 13:37
c. Purchasers to total customers, 37:50
<span>d. Nonpurchasers to total customers 13:50
4. Ratios as a fraction without reducing.</span>
<span>a. 6: 13 to 6/13</span>
<span>b. 7: 40 to 7/40</span>
<span>c. 45: 36 to 45/36</span>
<span>d. 37: 43 to 37/43
5. Ratio to its simplest form.</span>
<span>a. 17: 102 to 1:6</span>
<span>b. 208⁄52 to 4:1</span>
<span>c. 54 to 2 to 27:1</span>
<span>d. 7: 49 to 1:7
6. </span>Sylvia worked 3 hours and 45 minutes or 225 minutes
Paul worked for 4 hours and 35 minutes or. 275 minutes
The ratio of Sylvia’s work time to Paul’s work time, in minutes is:
225:275 or 9:11
<span>7. 100 sheets of binder paper at $2.50 is $.025/sheet while 150 sheets at $3.50 is $.023. 150 sheets at $3,50 is a better buy.
8. The term ratio in</span> mathematics shows a relationship between two numbers as to how many times the first number contains the second.<span>
9. Missing number:</span>
<span> a. 3 : 24 = ___ : 72 (9)</span>
<span>b. ___ : 18 = 5 : 9 (10)</span>
<span>c. 6: ___ = 36 : 36 (6)
10. Normal vision is called 20-20 vision. These numbers are actually a ratio—a comparison of the distance you can see to the distance a normal-sighted person can see. For example, a person with 20-30 vision can see from a distance of 20 feet what a person with 20-20 vision can see from a distance of 30 feet. Based on this knowledge, explain what the following numbers mean regarding vision.</span>
a. 20-100 (a person with 20-100 vision can see from a distance of 20 feet what a person with 20-20 vision can see from a distance of 100 feet.)
<span>b. 20-40 (a person with 20-40 vision can see from a distance of 20 feet what a person with 20-20 vision can see from a distance of 40 feet.)
11. A van travels 240 miles on 20 gallons of gas. A gallon can travel (240/20) or 12 miles.
12. Carlos installed 24 wooden cabinets in 8 days. On the average, he installs (24/8) or 3 cabinets each day?</span>
