Practice Set · Part 1
Understand Ratios
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: With my small group, I can write and describe a ratio that compares two quantities — one step at a time, with support.
The big idea: A ratio compares two amounts in order. Part to part compares two groups, and part to whole compares one group to the total.
Model to copy — Example 1 · Part to part
- Chef Reyes uses 3 cups of apple juice for every 2 cups of sparkling water. Write the ratio of apple juice to sparkling water.
- Name the two amounts in order: apple juice : sparkling water
- Read the counts from the table: 3 to 2
- Write the ratio with a colon: 3:2
- The ratio of apple juice to sparkling water is 3:2.
- Use the same recipe: 3 cups of apple juice and 2 cups of sparkling water make one batch. Write the ratio of apple juice to the whole fruit drink. How much apple juice is in 10 cups of fruit drink?
- Write one batch in the table: 3 + 2 = 5
- Write apple juice to the whole drink: 3:5
- Find the scale factor: 10 ÷ 5 = 2
- Multiply the apple juice by 2: 3 × 2 = 6
- Apple juice to fruit drink is 3:5. There are 6 cups of apple juice in 10 cups of fruit drink.
Start here
You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.
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Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.
Let's do one together: A bowl has 4 apples and 1 orange. Write the ratio of apples to oranges. Then write the ratio of apples to all the fruit. Read the table. What two amounts are we comparing first? (Apples and oranges.) Write apples to oranges with a colon. (4:1) Add to fill the Total row. How many pieces of fruit? (4 + 1 = 5) Write apples to all the fruit. (4:5)My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .
Show your work - 2
Warm restartWhat is the reciprocal of 3/4?
- A1/4
- B3/4
- C4/3
- D7/4
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Warm restartWhat is 4 ÷ 1/2?
- A1/8
- B2
- C4 1/2
- D8
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Warm restartWhat is 3/4 ÷ 1/2?
- A1 1/2
- B1/2
- C2/3
- D3/8
Practice Set · Part 2
Understand Ratios
Keep going
You answered these out loud. Now write them.
Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.
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Think it throughKeeping the 3:2 ratio, how many main dishes go with 10 side dishes?
- A5
- B12
- C15
- D20
Why is that the answer?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughWhat kind of ratio is 3 mains to 2 sides?
- APart-to-whole, because it compares mains to all dishes
- BA rate, because it uses different units
- CPart-to-part, because it compares two separate groups
- DNot a ratio at all
How do you know?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughWith 15 mains and 10 sides, what is the ratio of mains to TOTAL dishes?
- A2 to 5
- B3 to 5
- C3 to 2
- D15 to 10
Explain your thinking.
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Back to the modelWhat makes something a ratio? How did you decide which statements to sort into each group?
A ratio compares ___ to ___ using words like ___ or symbols like ___.
Practice Set · Part 3
Understand Ratios
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- A comparison of two quantities, like 3 to 5, is a ___.
- Showing how two amounts relate to each other is a ___.
- A ratio that compares one part of a group to another part is a ___ ratio.
- A ratio that compares one part of a group to the total is a ___ ratio.
Explain the thinking
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Find the mistakeAnother student made this exact mistake in this lesson. Explain why it is wrong, then write what they should have done.
The mistake: A common mistake in Understand Ratios is writing the ratio in the wrong order: when asked for the ratio of apple juice to sparkling water in a recipe that uses 3 cups of apple juice for every 2 cups of sparkling water, some students write 2:3 (sparkling water to apple juice) because they list the ingredients in whatever order comes to mind rather than the order the question asks for. - 10
Say moreWhen you sorted the board statements, what made something a ratio instead of NOT a ratio (like '12 cookies on the tray')?
This is a ratio because it compares ___ to ___.
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Change one numberGo back to Part 1 and pick one problem you already solved. Change one number in it, then solve your new version. Show every step.
If ___ changed to ___ , then ___ .
Show your work
Practice Set · Part 4
Understand Ratios
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 2.12. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.
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Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: A bag of trail mix contains 8 peanuts and 5 raisins. What is the ratio of raisins to total pieces?
- A5:13
- B5:8
- C8:5
- D13:5
Explain your choice.
I know it is ___ because ___ .
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From Lesson 2.12Quick check — you've got this: What is 4.6 × 2.3?
- A1.058
- B10.48
- C10.58
- D105.8
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From Lesson 2.12A student answered $238.00. What went wrong?
- AThey added instead of multiplying
- BThey rounded too early
- CThey used the wrong price
- DThey put the decimal point in the wrong place
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can write and describe a ratio that compares two quantities — one step at a time, with support. | |||
| I can explain why it works: A ratio compares two amounts in order. Part to part compares two groups… | |||
| I can talk through each step out loud using a sentence frame and the lesson's key words. |
One question I want to ask my group next time