Darren and his friend Kaylee both want to read the same two books. One is a fiction book and the other is a non-fiction book. It takes Darren 30 hours to finish the fiction book, and it takes Kaylee 6 hours to finish the same book. It then takes Darren 40 hours to finish the non-fiction book, and it takes Kaylee 10 hours. For which book was the ratio of Darren's reading time to Kaylee's reading time the highest?

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

A teacher asks a grade three class their favorite color. 10 students like the color orange and 2 students like the color purple. The teacher then asks a grade four class about their favorite colors. 30 students like the color orange and 10 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

Grade 8 - Number

Standard 8.N.4 - Compare and understand ratios in a word problem.

Included Skills: Ratios

Demonstrate an understanding of ratio and rate.