📚 Key Definitions & Examples

Ratio: A comparison of two or more quantities using division

Example: 3 apples to 4 oranges can be written as 3:4 or 3/4

Equivalent Ratios: Ratios that represent the same relationship

Example: 2:3 = 4:6 = 6:9

1. Write your own example of a ratio you see at home:

2. Circle the visual model that helps you understand ratios best:

Tape Diagrams (rectangular bars)

Double Number Lines

Tables

🌟 Real-Life Ratio Examples

Recipe Example: A smoothie recipe uses 2 cups of fruit for every 1 cup of yogurt

Ratio: 2:1 (fruit to yogurt)

Sports Example: A basketball player makes 3 free throws for every 2 attempts

Ratio: 3:2 (made shots to attempts)

3. For the smoothie recipe, if you use 6 cups of fruit, how much yogurt do you need?

Show your work: _____________

4. Create your own real-life ratio problem:

Situation: ________________________________________________

Ratio: _________ to _________

5. Check all the places where you might see ratios:

Cooking recipes

Sports statistics

Paint mixing

Speed (miles per hour)

Student to teacher ratios

Write your own "I can" statements for today's lesson:

I can ________________________________________________

1. Write one real-life situation where you see ratios outside of school:

2. Write a ratio statement for that situation: