Darren and his friend Makayla both want to read the same two books. One is a fiction book and the other is a non-fiction book. It takes Darren 60 hours to finish the fiction book, and it takes Makayla 10 hours to finish the same book. It then takes Darren 18 hours to finish the non-fiction book, and it takes Makayla 6 hours. For which book was the ratio of Darren's reading time to Makayla's reading time the highest?

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

A teacher asks a grade three class their favorite color. 36 students like the color orange and 9 students like the color purple. The teacher then asks a grade four class about their favorite colors. 25 students like the color orange and 5 students like the color purple. In which class is the ratio of students that like orange to the students the like purple the highest?

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

Ratios

VI - Ratios and Proportional Relationships

Standard 6.RP.1.1d - Compare and understand ratios in a word problem.

Included Skills: Ratios

Word problems