At the karate studio, Nate spends his time doing sets of 3 kicks for every 4 sets of form, Hiro spends his time doing sets of 1 kick for every 2 sets of form, and Noah spends his time doing sets of 5 kicks for every 8 sets of form. Which person has the greatest ratio of kicks to form?
Make a 4 square chart and find a common number.
Some students in art class are mixing paint to make a shade of green. Nandini uses 1 drop of yellow paint for every 3 drops of blue paint, Jose uses 2 drops of yellow paint for every 9 drops of blue paint, and Bob uses 4 drops of yellow paint for every 6 drops of blue paint.
Make a 4 square chart for each person. Find a common number and compare the the other numbers.
Which student has the greatest ratio of drops of yellow paint to drops of blue paint?
Training for a triathlon, Mandy spends 4 minutes swimming for every 6 minutes of running, David spends 1 minute swimming for every 4 minutes of running, and Mila spends 5 minutes swimming for every 12 minutes of running.
HINT: Make a 4 square chart for each person and find a common number. Compare the other numbers.
Which person has the greatest ratio of minutes spent on swimming to running?