Exploring Ratios and Proportions in Real-Life Scenarios

What is the distance between San Diego and San Francisco that Frank needs to travel?

• 400 miles

• 300 miles

• 500 miles

• 600 miles

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What average speed does Frank plan to maintain during his trip?

• 70 mph

• 60 mph

• 55 mph

• 65 mph

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is a ratio?

• A comparison between two numbers

• A special kind of fraction

• A method for solving equations

• A type of mathematical operation

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Which example illustrates a use of ratios?

• Playing music

• Boiling rice

• Driving a car

• Reading a book

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

What does it mean when two ratios are equal?

• They are supplementary

• They are identical

• They are exponential

• They are proportional

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2D

How is the proportion set up to solve Frank's travel time?

• Hours over miles

• Speed over time

• Miles over hours

• Time over speed

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

What mathematical method is used to solve for the unknown time in Frank's trip?

• Division

• Cross multiplication

• Subtraction

• Addition

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

How many hours will it take Frank to reach San Francisco?

• 7.5 hours

• 9 hours

• 8.3 hours

• 8 hours

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

How many minutes correspond to three tenths of an hour?

• 18 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 20 minutes

• 15 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What does Frank plan to do after calculating his travel time?

• Start packing

• Watch a movie

• Call his friend

• Have dinner