Practice Set · Part 1
Compare Ratio Relationships
Pick up where we left off
Where we left off
Our goal: With my small group, I can compare ratios by finding unit rates or using equivalent ratios — one step at a time, with support.
The big idea: We compare ratios fairly by making one amount the same in both, or by finding each unit rate.
Model to copy — Example · Make the milk the same
- Chef Reyes uses 3 tablespoons of cocoa for 5 ounces of milk. Chef Tran uses 4 tablespoons of cocoa for 7 ounces of milk. Whose cocoa is more chocolatey?
- Write each chef's recipe in a table: 3 : 5; 4 : 7
- Find a milk amount both recipes can reach: 5 × 7 = 35; 7 × 5 = 35
- Scale Chef Reyes's recipe by 7: 3 × 7 = 21 → 21:35
- Scale Chef Tran's recipe by 5: 4 × 5 = 20 → 20:35
- Compare the cocoa: 21 > 20
- Chef Reyes's cocoa is more chocolatey: 21 tablespoons of cocoa for 35 ounces of milk, not 20.
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: Store A sells 2 pens for $6. Store B sells 3 pens for $12. Which store has the better deal? What should we find for each store? (The unit rate: the price for 1 pen.) Divide Store A's table by 2. What does 1 pen cost? ($3, because $6 ÷ 2 = $3.) Divide Store B's table by 3. What does 1 pen cost? ($4, because $12 ÷ 3 = $4.) Which store has the better deal? (Store A, because $3 < $4.)My first step is ___ , because the problem asks for ___ .
Show your work - 2
Warm restartA ratio table for 3:2 gives the points (3, 2) and (6, 4). Which point also lies on the same graph?
- A(2, 3)
- B(8, 6)
- C(9, 6)
- D(9, 5)
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Warm restartThe graph of a set of equivalent ratios always passes through which point?
- A(0, 0)
- B(0, 1)
- C(1, 1)
- D(1, 0)
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Warm restartOn a graph of cups of juice (x) to cups of water (y), the point (4, 10) is plotted. What ratio does that point show?
- A4:10
- B4:14
- C10:4
- D14:10
Practice Set · Part 2
Compare Ratio Relationships
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 throughWhat is Mario's price per pizza?
- A$4.50
- B$8.33
- C$9.00
- D$18.00
Why is that the answer?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughWhat is Sal's price per pizza?
- Aabout $7.50
- Babout $8.33
- Cabout $9.00
- Dabout $12.50
How do you know?
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Think it throughWhich shop is the better deal?
- AMario's, because $18 is less than $25
- BMario's, because 2 is less than 3
- CSal's, because $8.33 per pizza is less than $9.00
- DThey cost the same
Explain your thinking.
I chose ___ because ___ .
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Back to the modelThe two recipes use different amounts, so you cannot compare them directly. How did building equivalent ratios let you compare them fairly?
I scaled both ratios to the same amount of ___, then compared the ___; Chef ___'s recipe is more chocolatey because ___.
Practice Set · Part 3
Compare Ratio Relationships
Words and reasoning
Word bank · Banco de palabras
Use the words
Fill each blank with a word from the bank.
- A rate that tells the amount for exactly one unit, like 5 miles per 1 hour, is a ___.
- Two ratios that make the same comparison are ___ ___.
- To decide which ratio is greater or if they are equal is to ___ them.
- Writing a ratio with smaller numbers that compares the same way, like 6:9 = 2:3, is to ___ it.
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 Compare Ratios is thinking the ratio with the bigger raw number automatically wins — like assuming Chef Tran's 8 tablespoons of cocoa must be more chocolatey than Chef Reyes's 6 tablespoons, without checking that the milk amounts (14 oz vs. - 10
Say moreYou scaled both recipes to 35 oz of milk: Chef Reyes became 21:35 and Chef Tran became 20:35. How does scaling to a common denominator let you compare the recipes fairly?
After scaling to 35 oz, Chef Reyes has ___ tbsp and Chef Tran has ___ tbsp.
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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
Compare Ratio Relationships
Show what you know
Last check
These two come from Lesson 3.4. 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 bakery sells 4 muffins for $10 and another bakery sells 6 muffins for $14. Which bakery has the lower price per muffin?
- AThe first bakery
- BSame price
- CCannot determine
- DThe second bakery
Explain your choice.
I know it is ___ because ___ .
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From Lesson 3.4Quick check — you've got this: A ratio table shows cups of rice to cups of water: (1, 2), (2, 4), (3, 6). If you plot these points, the line passes through which point?
- A(4, 6)
- B(5, 10)
- C(5, 8)
- D(6, 10)
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From Lesson 3.4Which point would NOT be on this line?
- A(4, 8)
- B(5, 12)
- C(6, 12)
- D(10, 20)
Be honest — this tells your teacher what to do next
| I can… | Not yet | Getting there | Got it |
|---|---|---|---|
| I can compare ratios by finding unit rates or using equivalent ratios — one step at a time, with support. | |||
| I can explain why it works: We compare ratios fairly by making one amount the same in both, or by finding each unit rate. | |||
| 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