Open Up - Grade 6 - Mathematics - Unit 2 - Lesson 4

Diego makes green paint by mixing 10 tablespoons of yellow paint and 2 tablespoons of blue paint. Which of these mixtures produce the same shade of green paint as Diego’s mixture? Select all that apply.

• For every 5 tablespoons of blue paint, mix in 1 tablespoon of yellow paint.
• Mix tablespoons of blue paint and yellow paint in the ratio 1:5.
• Mix tablespoons of yellow paint and blue paint in the ratio 15 to 3.
• Mix 11 tablespoons of yellow paint and 3 tablespoons of blue paint.

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To make 1 batch of sky blue paint, Clare mixes 2 cups of blue paint with 1 gallon of white paint. Explain how Clare can make 2 batches of sky blue paint.Explain how to make a mixture that is a darker shade of blue than the sky blue.Explain how to make a mixture that is a lighter shade of blue than the sky blue.

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A smoothie recipe calls for 3 cups of milk, 2 frozen bananas and 1 tablespoon of chocolate syrup. Create a diagram to represent the quantities of each ingredient in the recipe. Also write 3 different sentences that use a ratio to describe the recipe.

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