 There are 5 marshmallow pieces and 10 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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 Write the ratio of marshmallows to oats in 3 ways.

Remember in 1 box:
5 Marshmallows
Let’s try together: 10 Oats

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1) A Fraction
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2) The Word “to 5 Marshmallows to 10 Oats

3) A Colon 5 Marshmallows : 10 Oats

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 Write a ratio comparing # of people to # of pizzas for each picture.
Picture #1 Picture #2

1 person: 4 pizzas 4 people: 1 pizza

 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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 lions to birds
6 lions to 1 bird

lions : birds
6 lions : 1 bird

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Warm Up

Write each fraction in simplest form.

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Simplifying Ratios

Basketball

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

8 hours of biking 1 hour of biking
= =
Basketball 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

2) Write in simplest form the ratio of Christian’s

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

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Practice

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Practice
Complete the following problems.

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 Assessment
Complete the following questions on your own!

Write a ratio comparing # of fish to # of sharks in 3 ways.

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