Equivalent Ratios
Fraction TO decimal TO percent
Ratio Tables
Tape Diagrams
Vocabulary
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Janet has three apples and four oranges. Which of the following is an equivalent ratio to 3 to 4?
A. 4:3
B. 6:12
C. 6:8
C. 6:8
3 and 4 are both multiplied by 2 to get 6 and 8.
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Convert .42 into a percent
42%
100
How many items can Leah buy for $50?
10 items
100
Who is your Science/ Social Studies teacher? Spelling Counts
Mrs. Murdoch
100
a comparison between two or more quantities and can be written using the word to, :, or as a fraction
ratio
200
Melanie went to the store and bought 2 bags of chips and 5 Little Debbies for she and her siblings to share. Carrie bought 6 bags of chips and 15 Little Debbies for her class party. Are the ratios of chips to Little Debbies that both girls bought equivalent to each other?
Yes.
Because, 2x3=6 and 5x3=15. Both numbers in Melanie's ratio can be multiplied by 3 to equal the numbers in Carrie's ratio.
200
Convert 63.5% into a fraction (simplify)
635/1000 = 127/200
200
Who is your 6th grade math teacher?Spelling counts!
Miss Hodge
200
If 30 people are wearing vests, how many people are wearing sweaters?
36 people are wearing sweaters.
[30 divided by 5 boxes equals 6. There are 6 boxes for sweaters. 6x6=36.]
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300
Jeremy made a caramel iced coffee for Karen. The recipe calls for a 3 cup to 2 cup ratio of milk to ice. Karen decided that she wanted to order another iced coffee just like hers for her friend, Janice. Jeremy grabbed 6 cups of milk and 4 cups of ice. Karen complained that he did not have the correct amounts, because that was not an equivalent ratio. Is Karen correct in thinking that?
No, Karen is incorrect.
3:2 and 6:4 are both equivalent. 3 and 2 are both multiplied by 2 to get 6 and 4.
300
Convert 9% into a fraction and a decimal
9/100 and .09
300
Find the missing value that should be next to 63. 
45
300
If there are 32 drama DVDs, how many total DVDs are there?
52
[32 divided by 8 boxes equals 4. There are 13 boxes altogether. 13x4=52.]
300
out of 100
percent
400
Which ratio is NOT equivalent to 5:4?
A. 25:20
B. 15:16
C. 30:24
B. 15:16
15:16 is not equivalent to 5:4, because 5 was multiplied by 3 and 4 was multiplied by 4. In order to create an equivalent ratio, both sides must be multiplied by the same number.
400
Convert 7/20 into a percent and decimal.
35% and .35
400
If Jasmine brought $75, how many items can she buy?
She can buy 15 items.
[75 divided by 5 equals 15.]
400
If there are 120 boys, how many children are there altogether?
270
[120 divided by 4 boxes equals 30. There are 9 boxes altogether. 9 x 30 =270.]
400
multiplying by the same number in regards to equivalent ratios
scaling up
500
Annie and Ava were doing their homework together and comparing notes. The table below was question #4 on their homework. Annie said that the missing number beside 14 should be 28. Ava said that the missing number beside 14 should be 10. Who is correct? And, why?
Ava is correct, because 7x2=14. So, in the second column 5 should be multiplied by 2, which would equal 10. It looks like Annie got confused and multiplied 14 by two.
500
Convert 4/5 into a percent and a decimal.
80% and .8
500
How many screws will John need if he is building 4 shelves? And, how many shelves can he make with 42 screws?
John will need 24 screws to build 4 shelves. And, he can build 7 shelves with 42 screws.
[18 divided by 3 equals 6. So, 4x6=24. And, 42 divided by 6 equals 7.]
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How much money did Jimmy make?
$400
[There are 12 boxes. Altogether the boxes total $1200. $1200 divided by 12 boxes equals $100. This means that each box equals $100. Jimmy's money is represented by 4 boxes. 4 boxes x $100 equals $400.]
500
organizes information into horizontal rows and vertical columns
table