Part-to-Part and Part-to-Whole Ratios
aligned to Standard 6.rp.1 understand The Concept Of A Ratio And Use Ratio Language To Describe A Ratio Relationship Between Two Quantities.
Learning Objective
I can identify and write part-to-whole and part-to-part ratios from real-world examples, such as the ratio of boys to girls in our class or the ratio of apples to total fruit in a basket.
Lesson Flow
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Lesson: Part to Part vs. Part to Whole
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Practice
2 questions • Short answer
Exit Ticket
“In a fruit basket, there are 5 oranges and 7 bananas. What is the part-to-part ratio of oranges to bananas? What is the part-to-whole ratio of oranges to the total number of fruits? In a classroom, there are 10 students who like to play soccer and 8 students who like to play basketball. What is the part-to-part ratio of students who like soccer to students who like basketball? What is the part-to-whole ratio of students who like soccer to the total number of students who like either sport? A garden has 6 roses and 4 tulips. What is the part-to-part ratio of roses to tulips? What is the part-to-whole ratio of tulips to the total number of flowers?”
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