What is a unit rate?
A rate for one of something.
How can you determine if a table is proportional?
If we calculate the rates (y/x) and they are all equal, then the table is proportional.
What are two things that make a graph proportional?
- It must to be a straight line
- It must go through the origin (0, 0).
What does DNA stand for?
Joshua finished 10 Math problems in 5 minutes.
Write a ratio to represent this situation.
10:5
Greg can read 3 pages per minute. Create a table to represent this situation.
Minutes (x) | Pages (y)
1 3
2 6
3 9
4 12
Is the graph below proportional? Explain.
No, because even though it is a straight line, it does not go through (0, 0).
A figure of speech that is an intentional exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
What is hyperbole?
Destynee finished 10 Math problems in 5 minutes.
Write a fraction rate to represent this situation.
10 Math problems/5 minutes
For the given table. Complete the remaining values that would make the table proportional.
Tickets(x) | Cost (y)
1 $17
2 $34
3 ?
4 ?
5 ?
What is 51, 68 and 85?
Plot the points on a coordinate plane and determine if the graph is proportional.
x |y
1 4
3 6
5 8
6 10
No, it is not proportional because it does not go through the origin and it is not a straight line.
These three states are located on each side of Texas.
What are New Mexico, Oklahoma, & Louisiana?
Angelica drove to Colorado. She traveled 756 miles in 12 hours. Convert this to a unit rate.
63 miles/hour
Is the table below proportional? Explain and show your work.
Yes, all rates are equal at 3 bird houses painted per one can of paint.
Jayquan wins 14 Fortnite matches per hour. Create a table to represent this situation and graph it. Is the given rate proportional? Explain in terms of the table and the graph.
Yes, it is proportional because the rate is same at 14 wins per hour and the graph is a straight line and goes through (0, 0)
What former planet only has 1 moon like the planet Earth?
Pluto
Jakyla types 235 words in 4 minutes while Jackie types 490 words in 9 minutes. On average, who types at a faster rate?
Jakyla (59 words per minute)
Jackie(54 words per minute)
Jakyla types faster on average.
Marcus is going from Chicago to Wisconsin. For the first hour, he drives at 45 miles per hour and after that he drives at 65 miles per hour for every hour after.
Is Marcus driving at a proportional rate? Create a table and show your work with calculations to prove your point.
No, he is not because (65/1) = 65 miles per hour and (110/2) = 55 miles per hour are not equal rates.
Dereonna is selling cookies for fundraiser. On the first day, she sold 4 boxes. Every day after that, she sold 2 per day. Plot a table and then graph it to represent the given situation. Explain if the table and graph are proportional or not using the Math vocabulary.
No, it is not proportional because the rates are not equal. Also the graph is a straight line but it does not go through the origin (0, 0).
27 is the number of days it takes this body to revolve around Earth.
What is the moon?