Exploring Ratios
5th Grade•45 minutes•6.RP.A.1
Learning Objective
I can use ratios to describe relationships between two quantities.
Key Concepts
A ratio is used to show the relationship between two different things.
A rate is a ratio that compares two quantities, where one of those quantities is related to time.
A unit rate has a bottom number of 1, which makes it easier to compare different rates.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 8 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is a ratio?
2. Explain the difference between a fraction and a ratio, even though they are mathematically similar.
3. Write the ratio of circles to squares, if you have 4 circles and 3 squares.
...and 5 more questions
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