RATIOS, UNIT RATES &

PROPORTIONS DAY 2
Van Siclen Community Middle School
Grade 6 Math
Class 602/603/604/605
Mr. E
September 15, 2014
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DO NOW 6 MINUTES
1) What is the ratio of green stars to
purple stars? Write this ratio in 3
ways.
2) What is the ratio of purple stars to
green stars? Write this ratio in 3
ways.
6 is twice as much as __________
10 is twice as much as ___________
18 is twice as much as ___________
20 is twice as much as ___________
LESSON OVERVIEW
Friday, we learned that a ________________ is a comparison
between two numbers or things.
Today we will learn more about ratios and using ratio language.
Find the ratio of girls to boys in the
class. Raise your hand when you
know.
Find the ratio of boys to girls in the
class. Raise your hand when you
know.
Your favorite class is Math
Your favorite class is not Math
You like to play video games
You do not like to play video games
Look around our classroom. Can your group make its own ratio?
The VSC Math team has 3 times as
many boys on it as it has girls. The
ratio of the number of boys on the
team to the number of girls on the
team is 3:1 (three to one).
Boys Girls Total Students
3 1 4
6 2

= Girls
= Boys
_______ Students ______ Students
1) What are some other ways that
we can show that there are 3 times
as many boys as there are girls?
2) Are there 3 boys for every
girl? How do you know?
5 Minutes
If there are 16
total students,
how many
boys are there?
RATIO LANGUAGE 6 MINUTES
Suppose the ratio of the number of boys to girls was 3 to 2.
Complete the ratio table below to show other ways that
there are 3 boys for every 2 girls on the team.
Boys Girls Total Students
3 2 5

Are there 3 times as many boys as girls? Explain
If there are 20
students, how
many boys
are there?
Girls?
RATIO LANGUAGE 5 MINUTES
When talking about ratios and using
ratio languages, we start by saying
for every.
Example: For every year, there are
______________ months.
Example #2: For every hour there
are _____________ minutes.
Using ratio language, describe a
scenario that could be represented
by each ratio. Try to use the
examples to the left to help you!

12:1
1:7
1:1
2:10
HOMEWORK #5 PROBLEM SET
DUE SEPTEMBER 16
TH
2014
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