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Using Ratio to Express a Rate
In this Algebra I worksheet, 9th graders use a ratio to express a rate. The one page worksheet contains two multiple choice questions. Solutions are provided.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Running at a Constant Speed
Learners use ratio and rate reasoning to answer four questions in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Security Camera
Students use ratio and rate reasoning to answer four questions in this diagram-based performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Price Per Pound and Pounds Per Dollar
Young scholars use ratios to answer four questions about rate and pounds in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Hippos Love Pumpkins
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rates in situations involving unusual units in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Riding at a Constant Speed, Assessment Variation
Students use ratios to answer four questions about rate and distance in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Friends Meeting on Bicycles
Students use ratio and rate to answer five questions in this real-world math performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Dana's House
Students use ratio and rate to solve this real-world math performance task: The lot that Dana is buying for her new one story house is 35 yards by 50 yards. Dana's house plans show that her house will cover 1,600 square feet of land....
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mangos for Sale
Students use ratios and unit rates to answer this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Gianna's Job
Students use ratios and rates to answer two questions in this performance task.
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Overlapping Squares
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: The data transfer rate of an Internet connection is the rate in bytes per second that a file can be transmitted across the connection. Data transfer is typically measured in...
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Mixing Concrete
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: A mixture of concrete is made up of sand and cement in a ratio of 5 : 3. How many cubic feet of each are needed to make 160 cubic feet of concrete mix?
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Illustrative Mathematics: 6.rp Currency Exchange
Students use ratio and rate to answer this performance task: Joe was planning a business trip to Canada, so he went to the bank to exchange $200 U.S. dollars for Canadian dollars (at a rate of $1.02 CDN per $1 US). On the way home from...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Ratios
After reading a simple definition of "ratios", you can explore many examples of ratio use in the real world.