graphing ratios

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What is a ratio?

Back

A ratio is a comparison of two quantities, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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How do you graph a ratio?

Back

To graph a ratio, plot the two quantities on the x-axis and y-axis respectively, and mark the point where they intersect.

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What does an ordered pair represent in graphing?

Back

An ordered pair (x, y) represents a point on a graph where 'x' is the value on the horizontal axis and 'y' is the value on the vertical axis.

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What is the purpose of a graph in representing ratios?

Back

A graph visually represents the relationship between two quantities, making it easier to see trends and patterns.

Front

If the ratio of biscuits to days is 5:1, how many biscuits are eaten in 5 days?

Back

25 biscuits.

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What is the next ordered pair if the current pair is (300, 24) and the pattern continues?

Back

(350, 28).

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How can you determine the value at a specific point on a graph?

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By locating the point on the graph and reading the corresponding value on the y-axis.

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What does the slope of a line in a graph indicate?

Back

The slope indicates the rate of change between the two quantities represented by the graph.

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If you earn $8 per hour, how much will you earn in 30 hours?

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$240.

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What is the significance of the y-intercept in a graph?

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The y-intercept is the point where the line crosses the y-axis, representing the value of y when x is zero.