Find the value of each variable.
2
8
1
n
13. ^1
1
5
8
6
y
14. ^5
6
1
r
2
15.^7
4
2
h
(^1)
- ^2
2
1
7
7
a
17. ^1
2
6
0
e
5
18. ^8
1
2
f
4
19.^4
7
2
i
8
- ^1
6
(^8) ^3
c
21.
1
d
1
^1
1
(^1) 22. 1
3
2
6
g
3
23.^3
9
(^6) ^4
k
- ^2
1
0
6
1
x
0
^5
4
25. ^2
2
8
4
1
m
2
^7
?
26. ^1
1
8
2
9
v
w
z
27.
3
4
6
8
1
l
2
u
t
- There are 6 boxes of fruit drink 29. There are 60 pencils in 4 boxes.
in 1 package. How many boxes How many pencils are in 1 box?
are in 7 packages? - You can fit 72 books on 3 shelves 31. The ratio of boys to girls in the math
of a bookcase. How many books club is 2 to 3. There are 10 boys in the
can you fit on 1 shelf? club. How many girls are in the club? - Lola has a collection of old magazines, comic books,
and paperback novels. The ratio of magazines to
comic books is 2 to 5, and the ratio of paperback novels
to comic books is 1 to 3. If Lola has 6 magazines,
how many paperback novels does she have?
Explain how you solve the problem.
Write three equivalent ratios for each.
- ^5
8
2. ^3
4
3.
4
8
0
4. ^4
9
5. ^3
2
2
4
Write the letter of the ratio that is equivalent to the given ratio.
0 6. 7 to 10 a. 30 to 21 b.^1
2
4
0
c. ^1
2
3
0
d.^1
7
(^0)
0 7. 3 : 2 a. ^6
4
b.^1
1
0
2
c. ^1
2
5
0
d.2 to 3
Which ratios are equivalent? Write or.
- ^6
8
^1
2
8
4
9. ^1
3
^3
1
10.^1
1
(^5) 3
1
0
5
11. ^2
4
5
5
^5
9
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