Simplify Whole Number Ratios (Word Problems) Problems

<p>During Driver's Ed class, `3` students took turns driving. The number of miles that each student drove is recorded below:</p><TableUIv2 data-props='{ "headers": [ { "value": "Student Driver" }, { "value": "Miles Driven" } ], "borders": {}, "rows": [ [ { "value": "Vicki" }, { "value": "18" } ], [ { "value": "Aaron" }, { "value": "15" } ], [ { "value": "Tyrone" }, { "value": "12" } ] ]}'></TableUIv2 ><p>What is the ratio of the number of miles that driven by Vicki to the total number of miles driven by all the students? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight></p>

<p>Today Kaylee sent `63` text messages and received `49` messages. </p><p>What is the ratio of messages that Kaylee sent to the number of messages she received? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight> </p>

<p>Nathan is making homemade playdough with his mother. To make the playdough an orange color, he will use `12` drops of yellow food color and `4` drops of red. </p><TapeDiagram data-props='{ "tapes": [ { "title": "Drops of yellow ", "cell_height": 36, "cell_width": 32, "num_of_cells": 12, "color": "shaded" }, { "title": "Drops of red", "cell_height": 36, "cell_width": 32, "num_of_cells": 4, "color": "shaded" } ]}'></TapeDiagram ><p>What is the ratio of drops of red to drops of yellow food color that Nathan used? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight></p>

<p>In an election for class president, Arianna and Mason received the following number of votes: </p><TableUIv2 data-props='{ "headers": [ { "value": "Student " }, { "value": "Number of Votes" } ], "borders": {}, "rows": [ [ { "value": "Arianna" }, { "value": "36" } ], [ { "value": "Mason" }, { "value": "27" } ] ]}'></TableUIv2 ><p>What is the ratio of the number of votes that Arianna received to the number of votes that Mason received? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight> </p>

<p>Lydia planted petunias in front of her house. She planted `24` white petunias and `36` purple petunias. </p><p>What is the ratio of purple to white petunias that Lydia planted? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form. </highlight></p>

<p>Jessica went grocery shopping on Saturday and spent `$72`. She went back to the store on Sunday and spent another `$90`.</p><p> What is the ratio of the number of dollars that Jessica spent on Saturday to what she spent on Sunday?<br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight> </p>

<p>For a necklace she made, Madison used `3` different colors of beads. The number of each color of bead she used is shown in the table below: </p><TableUIv2 data-props='{ "headers": [ { "value": "Bead Color" }, { "value": "Number of Beads" } ], "borders": {}, "rows": [ [ { "value": "Blue" }, { "value": "48" } ], [ { "value": "White" }, { "value": "60" } ], [ { "value": "Green" }, { "value": "20" } ] ]}'></TableUIv2 ><p>What is the ratio of blue beads to the total number of beads that Madison used for her necklace? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your ratio in simplest form.</highlight> </p>