Solve Three Part Ratio Problems (Word Problems) Problems

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#1 of 8: Mild

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>At Blooming Vet clinic on Monday, the ratio of animals treated was `5` dogs to `4` cats to `1` reptile. The total number of animals treated on Monday was `30`. </p><p>How many more dogs than cats were treated that day by the vet clinic?</p>

#2 of 8: Medium

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>Kiara is making a pasta salad with vegetables to serve at her deli restaurant. She has used cups of broccoli, carrots, and peppers in the salad in a ratio of `5` cups to `3` cups to `2` cups. Kiara would like to use a total of `150` cups of vegetables in her salad. </p><p>How many cups of carrots and peppers will she need to buy?</p>

#3 of 8: Medium

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>The Snow Cone Shop sells snow cones in three flavors, strawberry, raspberry, and lime. Last weekend, they sold these flavors in a ratio of `8: 6: 1`. The Shoppe sold a total of `195` snow cones last weekend. </p><p>How many more strawberry cones did they sell than lime?</p>

#4 of 8: Medium

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>Frank is the owner of a paint store. Yesterday, he sold paint brushes, paint pans, and paint rollers in the ratio of `6:5:8`. Yesterday there were `304` of these items sold in the store. </p><p>How many more paint rollers than paint brushes were sold yesterday?</p>

#5 of 8: Medium

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>Dillion is practicing for a cross-country competition. Over the last three weeks, Dillon ran a total of `143` miles. He split up the number of miles he ran over the three weeks in the ratio of `6: 3: 2`. </p><p>How many more miles did he run during the first week than during the last week?</p>

#6 of 8: Spicy

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>Juliette is making a project with a piece of cloth that is `8` meters long. She will cut the cloth into three pieces with the ratio of their lengths being `4:5:7`. </p><p>What is the difference in length between the longest and the shortest piece of cloth? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified mixed number. </highlight></p>

#7 of 8: Spicy

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>The length of `3` pieces of material (pink, white, and yellow) that Daria’s mother bought to make a costume for Daria are in the ratio of `4: 7: 9`. The sum of the lengths of the `3` pieces of material is `10` meters. </p><p>What is the total length of only the white and pink material? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified mixed number. </highlight></p>

#8 of 8: Spicy

Solve three part ratio problems (word problems)

<p>Matt ordered a new type of jelly bean to sell in his candy store. He ordered several pounds of lemon, blueberry, and grape jelly beans in the ratio of `7:5:6`.</p><p> If Kyle ordered a total of `9` pounds of jellybeans, how many more pounds of lemon jelly beans did he order than grape jelly beans? <br><highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Write your answer as an exact decimal or simplified mixed number. </highlight></p>

Three-part ratios are represent comparison of  three distinct quantities but in the same units. For example, the ratio of three different color dice in the basket can be written as 5:3:2. Students should solve three part ratio problems Problems as it will improve their understanding of euvivalane concept used to solve these questions. It will also strengthen their concepts of ratios. 


 

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