6.RP.3a - Compare Ratios Using Ratio Tables and Fractions

What is one way to compare two ratios?

• Multiply the numerators only.

• Make a ratio table until you get a common denominator.

• Add the denominators together.

• Subtract the numerators.

What is the ratio of colored pens to black pens in the Mega Writer pack?

• 9:6

• 6:9

• 3:6

• 6:3

What is the ratio of colored pens to black pens in the Mini Writer pack?

• 6:3

• 3:6

• 9:6

• 6:9

Do the Mega Writer pack and the Mini Writer pack have the same ratio of colored pens to black pens?

• Yes, because 12 colored pens for 18 black pens is the same as 9 colored pens for 18 black pens.

• No, because 12 colored pens for 18 black pens is different from 9 colored pens for 18 black pens.

• Yes, because both packs have black pens.

• No, because one pack is Mega and the other is Mini.