Testing and Solving Proportions

Grade 645 min

aligned to 7.rp.a.2a: Recognize And Represent Proportional Relationships Between Quantities. a. Decide Whether Two Quantities Are In A Proportional Relationship, E.g., By Testing For Equivalent Ratios In A Table Or graphing On A Coordinate Plane And Observing Whether The Graph Is A Straight Line Through The Origin.

Learning Objective

I can determine if two ratios make a proportion and find a missing number in a proportion.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Finding the Missing Number in an Equivalent Ratio

Unknown Channel

Practice

14 min

7 questions β€’ Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

β€œFind the value of x in the proportion: 3:9 = x:27 Determine if the ratios 4:12 and 6:18 form a proportion. Explain your reasoning. Find the value of y in the proportion: 2:3 = 8:y”

Teacher Guide

Get the complete package:

  • Answer keys for all questions
  • Differentiation strategies
  • Extension activities
  • Printable student handouts