Intro to Ratios

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 Warm Up

Write each fraction in simplest form.

3) Which fraction above has the greatest value?

5/9 is bigger than 3/10 because 5/9 is
about 0.55 and 3/10 = 0.3

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Lucky Charms Launch

Turn and Talk:

1. Have you ever had Lucky Charms cereal?

2. Are there more marshmallows or oat pieces in a

box of Lucky Charms?

3. Predict how many marshmallows pieces are 1 box.

4. Predict how many oat pieces are in 1 box. Hint: There are almost
2,500 marshmallows and oats
altogether in 1 box.

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Lucky Charms Continued
 There are 287 marshmallow pieces and 2,583 Oat Pieces
in 1 box of Lucky Charms.

We can write this real-world situation as a ratio!

A ratio is a comparison of two different quantities.

We can write a ratio in 3 ways using:

1) a fraction

2) the word, “to”

3) a colon :

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Lucky Charms Continued
Write the ratio of marshmallows to oats in 3 ways.

Remember in 1 box:
287 Marshmallows
Let’s try together: 2,583 Oats

1) A Fraction

2) The Word “to 287 Marshmallows to 2,583 Oats

3) A Colon 287 Marshmallows : 2,583 Oats

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Practice – Work with a partner!
Write a ratio comparing # of people to # of pizzas for each picture.
Picture #1 Picture #2

1 person: 4 pizzas 4 people: 1 pizza

Talk to your partner
 How are the ratios above alike?
 Does the order matter when writing a ratio?
Yes! The situation changes if we change the order of pizza & people.!

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Explore

lions to birds
6 lions to 1 bird

lions : birds
6 lions : 1 bird

Partner Work:
Use the picture above to write a ratio in 3 ways comparing
the # of lions to # of birds.

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Simplifying Ratios

1) Write in simplest form the ratio of Biking to Running.

8 hours of biking 1 hour of biking
= =
16 hours of basketball 2 hours of basketball
Let’s explain the meaning of this ratio!
This ratio means that for every 1 hour biking, Christian spent ___ hours
playing basketball.

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 Simplifying Ratios

Hint: Add to find the

2) Write in simplest form the ratio of Christian’s total # of points
time spent running to total hours of activities.

Let’s explain the meaning of this ratio!

This ratio means that for every 25 total hours Christian spent on
activities, he spent ____ hours running.

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Summary – Try Independently

1) A ratio is a comparison of two different _________.

2) We can write a ratio in ____ different ways.

3) Ratios can be written as

 As a fraction
 Using the word “to”
Using a colon :

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Practice
Complete the following problems then move to the next slide to check.

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Practice - Answers

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Practice
Complete the following problems then move to the next slide to check.

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Practice - Answers

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