Equivalent ratios in the real world

A pink crayon is made with 12 mL of red wax for every 5 mL of white wax.

Which of the following wax mixtures will create the same shade of pink?

Mr. Shen likes for his homework assignments to have 2 addition problems for every 3 subtraction problems.

Which of the following homework assignments could Mr. Shen create?

Choose 3 answers:

Makoto likes to eat her trail mix piece by piece. For every 5 pieces of nuts she eats, she eats 2 pieces of candy.

Which of the following could be what Makoto eats from a bag of trail mix?

Julia exercises at the gym. For every 3 minutes she spends running, she spends 5 minutes lifting weights.

Which of the following could be how Julia spends time at the gym?

Super Salad Dressing is made with 8 mL of oil for every 3 mL of vinegar.

Which of the following mixtures will taste the same as Super Salad Dressing?

Patrick’s favorite shade of purple paint is made with 4 ounces of blue paint for every 3 ounces of red paint.

Flaming BBQ Restaurant makes a dipping sauce with 9 mL of hot sauce for every 6 ounces of barbecue sauce.

Which of the following mixtures will taste the same as Flaming BBQ’s dipping sauce?

Peter is a beekeeper who sells jars of honey and honeycombs at the market. For every 10 jars of honey he brings to the market, he brings 3 honeycombs.

Which of the following could be what Peter brings to the market?

Tomas needs exactly 6 potatoes to make 12 potato pancakes.

Which of the following statements are true?

For every 3 days of vacation, Farah packs 4 outfits.

Which of the following statements are true?

Choose 3 answers:

Joseph is making kebabs. He wants each kebab to have 3 pieces of meat and 4 pieces of vegetables.

A gray crayon is made with 5 mL of black wax for every 6 mL of white wax.

Which of the following wax mixtures will create the same shade of gray?

Choose 2 answers: