6th Gr Ratios

Question 1

A ratio….

Answer 1

A ratio

Compares 2 things

Question 2

A unit rate is…and how do you find unit rate?

Answer 2

A unit rate is per one of something and you find unit rate by dividing.

Question 3

What 2 types of math do you use to make equivalent ratios?

Answer 3

To make equivalent ratios you can either multiply or divide

Question 4

What kind of math do you use to put a ratio in simplest form?

Answer 4

To put a ratio in simplest form you divide the top and bottom numbers by the same number

Question 5

How do you know if 2 ratios are equivalent?

Answer 5

You know if 2 ratios are equivalent by multiplying or dividing across or dividing top down or cross multiplying

Question 6

When you are trying to find the “better buy”, what does that mean or what do you need to do?

Answer 6

Better buy means which is cheapest and you find that by finding the unit rate of each thing.