1. Solving Problems Using Ratios

2. Write down the important information from this paragraph.
Example 1
In August, a total of 192 cars and trucks were registered. The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) reported that for every 5 cars registered, there were 7 trucks registered.
Write down the important information from this paragraph.

3. Questions: Use a tape diagram to represent the ratio in the question.
In the tape diagram, how many boxes are there in total?
If there are a total of 192 cars, how much must each box in your tape diagram be worth?
How many of each were registered?

4. Solve using a tape diagram.
Example 2
In the month of September, for every 14 non- commercial vehicles on the road, there were 5 commercial vehicles. If there were 81 more non-commercial vehicles than commercial vehicles, how many of each type of vehicle would be expected?
Solve using a tape diagram.

5. Solve using a tape diagram.
Example 3
On Sunday nights at The Best Ever Hotel, the ratio of the number of occupied rooms to the number of unoccupied rooms is 2:5. However, on Saturday nights the ratio is 6:1. If the hotel has 432 occupied rooms on Saturday night, how many unoccupied rooms does it have on Sunday night?
Solve using a tape diagram.