Modeling Ratios
What is the ratio of X's to O's?
XXXX
OOOOOO
4:6
4 to 6
4/6
What is another way to write the ratio 4/6?
4 to 6
or
4 : 6
55/100
.55
What fraction is equal to .003?
3/1000
There are 5 male teachers at Thornton Middle and 20 female teachers. Write the ratio of female teachers to male teachers in three different ways.
20 to 5
20:5
20/5
Show me what 7:10 would look like on your whiteboard using X's and 0's
XXXXXXX
OOOOOOOOOO
Give me two other ways to write the ratio 5 to 7
5/7
or
5:7
.055
55/1000
.005
5/1000
At the grocery store, Luis bought 10 bananas and 4 apples. What are three different ways to write the ratio of apples to bananas?
4 apples to 10 bananas, 4 apples / 10 bananas, and 4 apples : 10 bananas.
Model the ratio
12 apples / 15 oranges
*someone CORRECTLY draws 12 apples and 15 oranges*
WHat are two other ways to write the ratio 32:8
32 to 8
or
32 / 8
5.6
5 6/10
.1234
1234/10,000
There are 5 male teachers at Thornton Middle and 20 female teachers. Write the ratio of female teachers to all teachers 3 different ways.
5 to 20 (5 out of 20); 5/20; 5:20
Three circles and five squares show what ratio?
The ratio would be 3:5
Mr. Clark checked out 7 books from the library. He had 2 non-fiction books. The rest were fiction. What are three different ways to write the ratio of non-fiction books to fiction books?
2 to 5,
2 / 5
2 :5
55/10,000
.0055
.99
99/100
In your 1st-period class, 15 students take the bus; 5 students walk; 10 students come by car, and 3 ride their bikes to school.
What is the ratio of students who take the bus to all students?
Show it in 3 ways.
15/33; 15 out of 33; 15:33
Zena adds 4 cups flour for every 3 cups of sugar in her recipe. Draw a model that compares cups of flour to cups of sugar using X's and O's.
XXXX
OOO
What is your favorite pet?
Freebie!
3/10,000
.0003
.067
67/1000
Edwin uses 18 cherries and 3 peaches to make a pie filling.
What is the ratio in 3 ways of cherries to peaches?
Would this fraction be equal to 6/1?
18/3
Yes. They are equivalent fractions.