What Is a Ratio? 6th grade

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Colorful counters and objects for ratio comparison

📚 Part 1: Understanding Ratios

1. A ratio is a way to _____________ two quantities.

add

compare

subtract

multiply

2. Look at this group: 🔴🔴🔴🔵🔵🔵🔵🔵
How many red circles are there? _____ How many blue circles are there? _____

3. Using the circles above, which ratio correctly compares red to blue?

3 to 5

5 to 3

3 to 8

8 to 3

4. Check all the ways you can write the ratio "4 to 7":

4:7

4/7

7 to 4

4 + 7

✏️ Part 2: Writing Ratios

5. Look at this classroom scene: 6 pencils and 4 erasers
Write the ratio of pencils to erasers in three different ways:

Word form: _____ to _____

Colon form: _____:_____

Fraction form: _____/_____

6. In a fruit basket, there are 2 apples and 8 oranges. What is the ratio of apples to oranges?

7. Create your own ratio problem using items in your classroom. Write the ratio in colon form.

🎯 Part 3: Success Check

8. Look at this pattern: ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌙🌙
The ratio of stars to moons is:

4:2

2:4

4:6

6:4

9. Extension Challenge: Can you simplify the ratio 6:9 to its simplest form?

Simplified ratio: _____:_____

10. I Can Statement: Explain in your own words what a ratio is and give an example.

What Is a Ratio?

What Is a Ratio? 6th grade

📚 Part 1: Understanding Ratios

✏️ Part 2: Writing Ratios

🎯 Part 3: Success Check

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