Ratios and Proportions
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Objective
I can solve a proportion to find a missing value.
Part 1 of 3
Warm-up video
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Part 2 of 3
Practice
7 questions
Write the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet shelter that has 12 cats and 8 dogs, using all three methods described in the video (using "to", a colon, and a fraction).
In a classroom, there are 15 students who like pizza and 10 students who like tacos. What is the ratio of students who like pizza to the total number of students in the classroom? Express the ratio in simplest form.
Part 3 of 3
Exit ticket
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“A bakery makes 20 cakes and 30 pies each day. Write the ratio of cakes to pies in simplest form. In a garden, there are 15 roses, 5 lilies, and 10 tulips. What is the ratio of roses to the total number of flowers in the garden, expressed in simplest form? ”
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