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Lesson 1 Homework Practice
Ratios
Express each ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
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1. 56 pencils to 64 erasers
2. 25 calculators to 20 students
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3. 36 cassettes to 60 CDs
4. 18 minnows to 27 fish
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5. 26 tents to 65 campers
6. 49 apples out of 63 fruit
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7. 45 out of 75 days
8. 60 forks to 144 spoons
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9. 112 out of 200 pages
10. 36 balls to 81 players
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11. 6 pounds to 256 ounces
12. 5 hours to 720 minutes
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13. 9 gallons to 48 quarts
14. 24 feet to 30 yards
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15. 420 seconds to 10 minutes
16. 96 inches to 9 feet
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17. 64 cups to 50 pints
18. 35 pints to 7 gallons
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19. 4 inches to 3 yards
20. 780 seconds to 1 hour
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21. At a homecoming game, there are 630 students and 1080 alumni in attendance. Express the
ratio of students to alumni as a fraction in simplest form. Explain its meaning.
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; There are 7 students for every 12 alumni.
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Math Accelerated • Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Similar Figures