Ratios, Percents, Algebra, Integers

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Objective

I can write ratios to compare two quantities and explain what the ratio means.

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

Explain in your own words what a ratio is and why the order of the quantities matters when writing a ratio.

2

In a classroom, there are 12 boys and 16 girls. Write the ratio of boys to girls in three different ways (using "to", a colon, and a fraction).

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Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

In a classroom there are 10 students who like to read fiction books and 8 students who like to read non-fiction books. Write the ratio of students who like fiction to students who like non-fiction. Explain what this ratio means. A group of friends has 6 apples and 9 bananas. Write the ratio of bananas to apples. Explain what this ratio means.

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