Hector's total cholesterol is $249$ mg/dl and his HDL cholesterol is $39$ mg/dl. ⓐ Find the ratio of his total cholesterol to his HDL cholesterol. ⓑ Assuming that a ratio less than $5$ to $1$ is considered good, what would you suggest to Hector?

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5.6 Exercise 14

Find the patient's ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol using the given information.

Total cholesterol is $185$ mg/dL and HDL cholesterol is $40$ mg/dL.

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5.6 Exercise 15

Find the patient’s ratio of total cholesterol to HDL cholesterol using the given information.

Total cholesterol is $204$ mg/dL and HDL cholesterol is $38$ mg/dL.

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5.6 Exercise 16

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines for wheel chair ramps require a maximum vertical rise of $1$ inch for every $1$ foot of horizontal run. What is the ratio of the rise to the run?

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5.6 Exercise 17

Find the ratio of the first length to the second length: $32$ inches to $1$ foot.

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5.6 Exercise 18

Find the ratio of the first length to the second length: $1$ foot to $54$ inches.

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5.6 Exercise 19

Bob drove his car $525$ miles in $9$ hours. Write this rate as a fraction.

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5.6 Exercise 20

Write the rate as a fraction: $492$ miles in $8$ hours.

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5.6 Exercise 21

Write the rate as a fraction: $242$ miles in $6$ hours.

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5.6 Exercise 22

Anita was paid $\$\text{384}$ last week for working $\text{32 hours} .$ What is Anita’s hourly pay rate?

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5.6 Exercise 23

Find the unit rate: $\$\text{630}$ for $35$ hours.

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5.6 Exercise 24

Find the unit rate: $\$\text{684}$ for $36$ hours.

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5.6 Exercise 25

Sven drives his car $455$ miles, using $14$ gallons of gasoline. How many miles per gallon does his car get?

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5.6 Exercise 26

Find the unit rate: $423$ miles to $18$ gallons of gas.

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5.6 Exercise 27

Find the unit rate: $406$ miles to $14.5$ gallons of gas.

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5.6 Exercise 28

The grocery store charges $\$\text{3}.\text{99}$ for a case of $24$ bottles of water. What is the unit price?

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5.6 Exercise 29

Find the unit price. Round your answer to the nearest cent if necessary.

$\text{24}-\text{pack}$ of juice boxes for $\$\text{6}.\text{99}$

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5.6 Exercise 30

Find the unit price. Round your answer to the nearest cent if necessary.

$\text{24}-\text{pack}$ of bottles of ice tea for $\$\text{12}.\text{72}$

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5.6 Exercise 31

Paul is shopping for laundry detergent. At the grocery store, the liquid detergent is priced at $\$\text{14}.\text{99}$ for $64$ loads of laundry and the same brand of powder detergent is priced at $\$\text{15}.\text{99}$ for $80$ loads.

Which detergent has the lowest cost per load?

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5.6 Exercise 32

Find each unit price and then determine the better buy. Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

Brand A Storage Bags, $\$\text{4}.\text{59}$ for $40$ count, or Brand B Storage Bags, $\$\text{3}.\text{99}$ for $30$ count

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5.6 Exercise 33

Find each unit price and then determine the better buy. Round to the nearest cent if necessary.

Brand C Chicken Noodle Soup, $\$\text{1}.\text{89}$ for $26$ ounces, or Brand D Chicken Noodle Soup, $\$\text{0}.\text{95}$ for $10.75$ ounces

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5.6 Exercise 34

Translate the word phrase into an algebraic expression:

ⓐ $427$ miles per $h$ hours
ⓑ $x$ students to $3$ teachers
ⓒ $y$ dollars for $18$ hours

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5.6 Exercise 35

Translate the word phrase into an algebraic expression.

ⓐ $689$ miles per $h$ hours ⓑ $y$ parents to $22$ students ⓒ $d$ dollars for $9$ minutes

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5.6 Exercise 36

Translate the word phrase into an algebraic expression.

ⓐ $m$ miles per $9$ hours ⓑ $x$ students to $8$ buses ⓒ $y$ dollars for $40$ hours

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