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Grade 9

2.04 Applying rates

Interactive practice questions

To make $3$3 cups of rice, Ben needs $5$5 cups of water. To make $15$15 cups of rice, he needs $25$25 cups of water.

Write this as a proportion.

$3$3 cups rice $=$= $\editable{}$ cups rice
$\editable{}$ cups water $\editable{}$ cups water
Easy
< 1min

Derek burns $162$162 calories by jogging $2$2 kilometres.

The next week, he is planning to run $6$6 kilometres on Monday and $11$11 kilometres on Thursday. How many calories will Derek burn running next week?

Easy
< 1min

It requires approximately $8$8 mL of polyethylene to create $20$20 plastic bags.

Easy
2min

While filling a pool $72$72 centimetres deep, Victoria notices it has taken $3$3 hours to fill it up to a depth of $36$36 centimetres.

Easy
2min
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Outcomes

9.B3.3

Apply an understanding of integers to explain the effects that positive and negative signs have on the values of ratios, rates, fractions, and decimals, in various contexts.

9.B3.5

Pose and solve problems involving rates, percentages, and proportions in various contexts, including contexts connected to real-life applications of data, measurement, geometry, linear relations, and financial literacy.

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