6.AT.3a Group 1 · Extra Support

Practice Set · Part 1

Determine Equivalent Ratios Using Tables

Pick up where we left off

Name: Date: Group:

Where we left off

Our goal: With my small group, I can use a ratio table to find equivalent ratios — one step at a time, with support.

The big idea: To keep a ratio the same, multiply both numbers by the same scale factor.

Model to copy — Watch me

  1. The pancake recipe is 2 cups of mix for every 3 cups of milk, so the ratio is 2:3.
  2. To make 2 batches, my scale factor is 2.
  3. I multiply both numbers by 2: 2 x 2 = 4 cups of mix, and 3 x 2 = 6 cups of milk.
  4. Now my row is 4:6, which is the same ratio as 2:3.
  5. I do NOT add 2 to each number; I multiply both by the same factor.

Start here

You did these with your group. Now do them on your own — the model above is yours to copy.

  1. 1

    Same stepsFinish what the group started. Use the model above, step for step.

    Let's try together: A drink uses 1 cup of juice for every 4 cups of water, so the ratio is 1:4. To double it, what scale factor do we use? We use 2. Multiply both by 2: 1 x 2 = 2 cups of juice and 4 x 2 = 8 cups of water, giving 2:8.

    My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .

    Show your work
  2. 2

    Warm restart6 pencils cost $3.00. What is the price per pencil?

    1. A$0.50
    2. B$2.00
    3. C$0.60
    4. D$18.00
  3. 3

    Warm restartA rate is a UNIT rate when the second quantity is what number?

    1. A1
    2. B0
    3. Cthe larger number
    4. Dany whole number
  4. 4

    Warm restartA car travels 120 miles on 4 gallons of gas. What is the unit rate in miles per gallon?

    1. A30 miles per gallon
    2. B480 miles per gallon
    3. C24 miles per gallon
    4. D116 miles per gallon
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Determine Equivalent Ratios Using Tables

Keep going

You answered these out loud. Now write them.

Answer, then say how you know — the reason is the part that counts.

  1. 5

    Think it throughOne serving uses 3 scoops of berries and 2 cups of yogurt. How many scoops for 20 servings?

    1. A60
    2. B23
    3. C40
    4. D30

    Why is that the answer?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  2. 6

    Think it throughHow many cups of yogurt are needed for 20 servings?

    1. A40
    2. B20
    3. C60
    4. D22

    How do you know?

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  3. 7

    Think it throughWhich pair is NOT equivalent to 3:2?

    1. A9:6
    2. B6:4
    3. C30:20
    4. D5:4

    Explain your thinking.

    I chose ___ because ___ .

  4. 8

    Back to the modelHow did you find each new row in the pancake ratio table? If someone asked for 10 batches instead of 4, would counting up by adding 2 and 3 each row still be a fast way to find the answer?

    I found the 4-batch row by multiplying ___ and ___ by ___, which is faster than adding ___ and ___ over and over ___ times.

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Determine Equivalent Ratios Using Tables

Words and reasoning

Word bank · Banco de palabras

Ratio Tables (Tablas de razones)Ratio table (Tabla de razones)Equivalent ratio (Razón equivalente)Scale factor (Factor de escala)Pattern (Patrón)Additive pattern (Patrón aditivo)

Use the words

Fill each blank with a word from the bank.

Explain the thinking

  1. 9

    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 Ratio Tables is scaling only ONE part of the ratio, or adding the scale factor to a part instead of multiplying by it — for example, turning 2:3 into 6:3 (multiplying only the first number by 3 and forgetting the second) or into 4:5 (adding the scale factor 2 to the second number instead of multiplying, since 3+2=5 but 3×2=6).
  2. 10

    Say moreIn your pancake ratio table, how did you find each new row from the 2:3 starting row?

    I multiplied both numbers by ___ to get ___.

  3. 11

    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
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Show what you know

Last check

These two come from Lesson 3.2. If they are shaky, that is the lesson to revisit — not this one.

  1. 12

    Show what you knowQuick check — you've got this: A salad dressing recipe uses 2 tablespoons of oil for every 5 tablespoons of vinegar. How many tablespoons of oil are needed for 20 tablespoons of vinegar?

    1. A8
    2. B10
    3. C7
    4. D12

    Explain your choice.

    I know it is ___ because ___ .

  2. 13

    From Lesson 3.2Quick check — you've got this: A store sells 6 pencils for $1.50 and 10 pencils for $2.80. Which is the better buy?

    1. A6 for $1.50 — $0.25 each
    2. B10 for $2.80 — $0.28 each
    3. CThey cost the same per pencil
    4. DNot enough information
  3. 14

    From Lesson 3.2Which size is the better deal, and why?

    1. AThe large bag, because $0.70 per cup is less than $0.75 per cup
    2. BThe small bag, because $2.25 is less than $5.60
    3. CThe small bag, because it has fewer cups
    4. DThey are the same deal

Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next

I can…Not yetGetting thereGot it
I can use a ratio table to find equivalent ratios — one step at a time, with support.
I can explain why it works: To keep a ratio the same, multiply both numbers by the same scale factor.
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