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Multi-Step Ratio Word Problems #4

Conversion Rates: 1 mile = 5280 feet, 1 dollar = 100 cents, 1 hour = 60 minutes, 1 pound = 16 ounces,
1 year = 52 weeks, 1 quart = 2 pints, 1 gallon = 4 quarts 100 cm = 1 m, 1000m = 1 km, 1 pint = 2 cups

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1 On an average day, the cafeteria serves lunch to 420 students. If of the students buy dessert, how many of the
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students did not buy dessert?

2 A motorcycle traveled at 18 miles per hour for 9 hours, then at 15 miles per hour for 6 hours. How far did the
motorcycle travel in all?

3 Nate has 375 envelopes to prepare for mailing. He takes 30 minutes to prepare 50 envelopes. If he continues at
the same rate, how many more minutes until he has completed the job?

4 Nemo needs to make 170 muffins today and another 128 muffins tomorrow. If Nemo can bake at a rate of 40
muffins an hour, how many hours should she expect to spend baking to complete the job?

5 The conversion rate for U.S. money to Mexico peso was about 5 cents to 1 peso. What dollar amount is
equivalent to 500 peso?

6 Ms. Cooper spent $620 to stay 5 nights at a hotel. How much money would it cost to stay at the hotel for 2
weeks?

7 In 40 minutes, Jodie counts 6 vehicles passing by her house. At that rate, how many vehicles would pass by in
one hour?

8 The American Association of Doctors recommnends drinking 5 cups of water per day. According to the
American Association of Doctors, how many pints of water should we drink in a week?

9 There are 250 Transformers in a pallet. If Toys R Us can sell 100 Transformers per minute, how many pallets
can Toys R Us sell in 2 hours?

10 If a leaky faucet drips 24 quarts of water per minute, how many gallons per hour would that be?

11 If an object is traveling 20 feet per second, what is its speed in miles per hour?

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Multi-Step Ratio Word Problems #4

Answer Section

SHORT ANSWER

1 140 students
2 252 miles
3 195 minutes
4 7.5 hours
5 $25.00
6 $1736
7 9 vehicles
8 17.5 pints
9 48 pallets
10 360 gallons
11 13.6 miles per hour