Name __Student C________ Hour__1_______

Assessment of ratios ccss 6.RP.1 and 6.RP.3

Vocabulary
Word bank: division, fraction, simplest form, to
1. A ratio is a comparison of two quantities using __division_________.
2. One way to express a ratio is to write a ___fraction_______ comparing the two values.
3. Ratios can also be written, such as 5:2, which is read as a 5 _to__ 2 ratio.
4. Most often ratios can be written in __simplest form_____ to help compare with a smaller value.
Write each ratio as a fraction in simplest form. Then explain the meaning.

5. 12 apples to 8 oranges.
_____12:8 8/12=2/3___________, which means _____ _________________________
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6. 30 freshman to 100 seniors. 30/100 = 3/10 = 1/5

___3/10_____________, which means _______________ __________
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7. 15 SUVs to 45 cars.
____15/45 = 1/3___________, which means __ _________________________
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8. Adam has 52 pennies and Selena has 130 pennies. Write the ratio of Adams pennies to Selenas
pennies as a fraction in simplest form.

A. 2/7

B. 2/5

C. 5/2

D. 7/2