Sewanhaka High School
Mrs. Lidowsky, Principal
Math 8
Mr. Long, Teacher
Period:______________
Date:________________________
Name:___________________________________ (Use the back as more room to show your work.)
H.W. #18: Ratios and Rates
Directions: Express each ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
1) 14 girls to 35 boys
2) 18 cups to 45 cups
3) 7 cups to 9 pints
4) Express the ratio: $3 for 6 cans of tuna as a unit rate
Directions: Answer the following questions. Show work.
5) Evaluate:
6) Joe paid $2.79 for a gallon of milk. Find the
cost per quart of milk.
(8 – 3) 2 + 8(3) ÷ 12 =
7) An airplane flew from Boston to Chicago to Denver. The distance from Boston to Chicago was 1015
miles and the distance from Chicago to Denver was 1011 miles. The plane traveled for 3.5 hours and carried
285 passengers. About how fast did the airplane travel?