3.4 Activity ยท Equivalent Ratio Tables & Graphs

Lesson 3-4 ยท 6.AT.3a ยท Build it, plot it, read it, play it
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From a ratio table to a straight line

Chef Reyes uses 2 ounces of chocolate sauce for every 1 sundae. Watch how a ratio table turns into ordered pairs, and how the ordered pairs make a straight line on the coordinate plane.

Key words Tap a card to flip it

Learn these words first. You will use them in every tab.

Step by step: build the table, then graph it

Press Next step. Each column of the table becomes one point.

Three things every equivalent-ratio graph shows

๐Ÿ“ A straight lineThe points line up. Each step right goes up by the same amount.
๐ŸŽฏ It starts at the originThe line goes through (0, 0). Zero sundaes need zero ounces of sauce.
1๏ธโƒฃ The unit rate pointThe point (1, r) shows the amount for one. For sundaes it is (1, 2): 2 ounces for 1 sundae.

Ratio Studio Try it yourself

Choose a situation and a ratio. The table and graph change as you type. Look for the three big ideas.

Quick check Earn โญ 3

Answer all three to finish the Learn tab.