Understand Ratio

use three different ways to write ratio for each comparison.

A sixth-grade basketball team has 3centers, 5 forwards, and 6 guards

Forwards to guards

choose ALL possible answers

• 5:6

• 6:5

• 5 to 6

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

use three different ways to write a ratio for each comparison.

A sixth basketball team has 3centers, 5 forwards, and 6 guards.

Centers to total players

choose ALL possible answers

• 3:14

• 3:11

• 3 to 14

• 11 to 3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

use three different ways to write a ratio for each comparison.

A sixth basketball team has 3centers, 5 forwards, and 6 guards.

Guards to centers

Choose ALL available answers

• 3:6

• 6:3

• 6/3

• 3/6

• 6 to 3

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

The ratio of blue cards to green cards is 2 to 5. There are 8 blue cards. Complete the diagram and explain how you can find the number of green cards.

• 2:5

• 8:5

• 8:20

• 5:2

Sam is packing gift boxes with fruit. For each apple, he packs 3 plums and 5 oranges. If he puts 3 apples in a box, how many plums and oranges will Sam put in the box? Draw a diagram to solve the problem

• 2,6

• 3,5

• 9,15

• none of these

A bakery sold 24 apple pies and 36 cherry pies. What is the ratio of apple pies to cherry pies?

• 2:3

• 3:2

• 4:3

• 3:4

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

If a box contains 15 red balls and 25 blue balls, what is the ratio of red balls to the total number of balls?

• 3:5

• 5:3

• 2:5

• 5:2

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Rita's class has 14 girls and 16 boys. How does the ratio 14:30 describe Rita's class

• girls to boys

• boys to girls

• girls to the whole class

• boys to the whole class

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2