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Grade 6 McGraw Hill Glencoe - Answer Keys
Chapter 1: Ratios and Rates; Lesson 2: Ratios


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Write each ratio as a fraction in simplest form. Then explain its meaning.

  • Question 13 (request help)

    An animal shelter has 36 kittens and 12 puppies available for adoption. What is the ratio of puppies to kittens?

  • puppies : kittens ratio
  • Question 14 (request help)

    Find the ratio of black cell phone covers sold to the total number of cell phone covers sold last week. Then explain its meaning.

  • black covers : total covers ratio
  • Question 15 (request help)

    On the first day of the food drive, Mrs. Teasley's classes brought in 6 cans of fruit, 4 cans of beans, 7 boxes of noodles, and 4 cans of soup. Find the ratio of cans of fruit to the total number of food items collected. Then explain its meaning.

  • fruit cans : total cans ratio
  • Question 16 (request help)

    The rise and span for a roof are shown. The pitch of a roof is the ratio of the rise to the half-span. If the rise is 8 feet and the span is 30 feet, what is the pitch in simplest form?

  • rise : half-span ration
  • Question 17 (request help)

    Justify Conclusions Debra found that 6 of the 24 students in her class own a cell phone. What is the ratio of students that own a cell phone to students that do not? Explain your reasoning to a classmate.

  • cell phones : no cell phones ratio

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