6th Grade

6.RP.A

rATIO & rATES

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 Vocabulary
Word Definition

Ratio

Rate

Unit Rate

Equivalent
ratio

Ratio table

Scaling

Unit Price
 Ratios
I can __________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

There are many different ways to

compare amounts or ________.
A ______ is a comparison of _____
quantities by division.
-Example-

ststss
A ratio of 4 black arrows to 6 white arrows
could be written in 3 different ways.
4 to ___ ___ : 6 R
2 to ___ ___ : 3 D
Just like with _________, you should always
________ if needed.
 Ratios

Example ♯1
Write the ratio in simplest form that compares
the number of sad faces to happy faces. Write
it in 3 different ways.

M Y M Y Y M M
____ TO ____ ____ : ____
,
Example ♯2
,
Write the ratio in simplest form that compares
the number of suns to moons. Write it in 3
different ways.

qqRRqqRq
,
____ TO ____ ____ : ____
,
 Ratios
Compare Categorical data
Categorical data can only be assigned to _____ group.
_______ diagrams and frequency __________ can be used to
represent categorical data.
_________ can be used to compare the data.
Example ♯1
Several students named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
Write the ratio that compares the number who chose
chocolate to the total number of students.
Flavor #
Vanilla 9
Strawberry 8
Chocolate 3
Oreo 1

Chocolate: ____
Total: 9 + 8 + 3 + 1 = ____
The ratio is ____ to ____ or the fraction _____ = _____ .

The simplest form of the ratio is _____.

 Ratios
Compare Categorical data
Example ♯2
Saturday’s yogurt sales are recorded in the table. Write the ratio
that compares the sales of strawberry yogurt to the total sales.
Flavor # sold
Peach 3
Blueberry 6
Vanilla 7
Strawberry 8

Strawberry: ____
Total: ____ + ____ + ____ + ____ = ____

Strawberry yogurt sold!"

÷
_______ _______ = ________
Total Sold!"

OR

_______ TO ______

So _____ out of every _____yogurt cups were strawberry.

 Ratios
Practice
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The table shows the number of A pet store sold the animals listed in
books Davie has read. Find the the table in one week. Write the
ratio of graphic novels to the total. ratio of cats to pets sold that week.
Type # books Type # books
Graphic Novel 10 Birds 10
Nonfiction 7 Cats 14
Mystery 5 Dogs 8
Western 2 Hamsters 3

____________________________________ ____________________________________
 rATES
I can __________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

To write a rate as a _____ _____, divide the

_________ and the _________ of the rate by the
denominator.

-Example-
Josie picked 45 oranges in 5 minutes. Write
this rate as a unit rate.
1. Write the rate as a fraction.
2. Compare the number of oranges to the number of minutes.
3. Then divide.

÷5
45 oranges ____ oranges
5 minutes = ____ minutes
÷5

So the unit rate is , or 9 oranges per minute.

 Rates
Example ♯1
Tyler downloaded 35 songs in 5 minutes. How
many songs did he download per minute?
÷ ___
____ songs ____ songs
____ minutes
= ____ minutes
÷ ___

Example ♯2
Erica is baking several loaves of bread to sell in
his bakery. He used 12 cups of water and 6 cups
of whole wheat flour. How much water was
used per cup of flour.
÷ ___
____ water ____ water
____ flour = ____ flour
÷ ___
 Unit price
The Unit Price is the cost per ______.
To write a price as a _______ _______., divide
the _________ and the __________ of the rate by
the denominator.

-Example-
Josie spent $36 on 4 tickets to the fair. How
much did one ticket cost?
÷4

$36 $ ____
4 tickets = ____ tickets

÷4

So the cost per unit, or per ticket is _____.

 Unit price

-Example-
Four potted plants cost $88. What is the
price per plant?
÷ ___

$ _____
_____ plants
= $ ____
____ plants

÷ ___
So, the price per plotted plant is _____.

Practice
Joshua’s cousin pledged $12 for a charity walk. If Joshua
walked 3 miles, how much did his cousin pay per mile?
 rATES
Practice

Write as a unit rate. Write as a unit rate.

44 points in 4 125 feet in 5 seconds

quarters

_______
_______

Theo’s mom bought an Leo went out to eat with 5

eight-pack of juice boxes at other friends. They spent
the store for $4. find the unit $72 on 6 steaks. Find the
rate for the juice boxes. unit rate for each steak.

_______ _________
 Ratio Tables
I can __________________________________
_______________________________________
_______________________________________

A ratio _____ has ________ that are filled with

_____ of numbers that have the same _____.
___________ ratios express the same
relationship between _________.
Example
To make the yellow icing, you mix 6 drops of yellow
food coloring with 1 cup of white icing. How much
yellow food coloring should you mix with 5 cups of
white icing to get the same shade?
Use the ratio table. Since 1 x 5 = 5. Multiply each quantity by 5
x5
Drops of Yellow Food Coloring 6
Cups of Icing 1 5
x5

So add ___ drops of yellow food coloring to 5

cups of icing.
 Ratio Tables
Example #1
In a recent year, Grant won a hot dog eating contest
by eating nearly 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. If he ate
at a constant rate, determine how many hot dogs he
ate every 2 minutes.
Divide each quantity by 1 or more common factor until you
reach 2 minutes.
÷2 ÷3

Hot Dogs 66
Time (min) 12 2

÷2 ÷3
So he ate about ____ hot dogs every 2 minutes.
Practice
To make cranberry jam, you need 12 cups of sugar for every 16
cups of cranberries. Find the amount of sugar needed for 4 cups
of cranberries.

Sugar 12
Cranberries 16 4

So you need _____ cups of sugar for every 4 cups of cranberries.

 Ratio Tables & scaling
Multiplying or dividing two related ________ by the
same number is __________.
Sometimes you may need to ______ back and then
______ forward to find an equivalent ratio.

Example 1
Cans of corn are on sale at 10 for $4. find the cost of 15 cans.
÷2 x3

Cans of Corn 10 15
Cost in Dollars 4

÷2 x3
So, 15 cans of corn would cost $____.

Practice
A child’s height measures 105 centimeters. Estimate
her height in inches.
Height (cm) 25 105
Height (in) 10

The child’s height is about _____ inches.

 rATio table
Practice
To make 5 apple pies, you Four balls of wool will make 8
need about 2 pounds of knitted caps. How many balls
apples. How many pounds of of wool will Asia need if he
apples do you need to make wants to make 6 caps?
20 apple pies?
Balls of Wool 4
Number of Pies 5 2 Number of Caps 8 6
Pounds of Apples 20

You need _____ pounds of Asia needs ____ balls of wool

apples to make 20 apple pies. to make 6 caps.
Before leaving to visit Mexico, On a bike trip across the US,
Kevon traded 270 American Dollars Tyler notes that he covers
and received 3,000 Mexican Pesos. about 190 miles every 4 days. If
When he returned from Mexico, he
he continues at this rate, use
had 100 pesos left. How much will
he receive when he exchanges the
the ratio table to determine
pesos for American Dollars. about how many miles he could
bike in 6 days.
270
American Dollars Miles Biked
3,000 100
Mexican Pesos Days

Kevon will receive ______ American

dollars for his 100 pesos. Tyler will bike ____ miles in 6 days.
Answer
Keys
 Vocabulary
Word Definition
The relative sizes of two values.
Ratio

The ratio between two relted

Rate quantities.

The comparison of two

Unit Rate different quantities when they
are combined together.
Equivalent Two ratios that have the same
ratio quantities.

A table that represents the

Ratio table relationships between different
ratios.
Using ratios to scale things up
Scaling or down.

The cost per unit.

Unit Price
 Ratios
I can understand how to use a ratio and use
ratio language.
There are many different ways to
compare amounts or quantities.
A ratio is a comparison of two
quantities by division.
-Example-

ststss
A ratio of 4 black arrows to 6 white arrows
could be written in 3 different ways.
4 to 6 4:6 R
2 to 3 2:3 D
Just like with fractions, you should always
simplify if needed.
 Ratios

Example ♯1
Write the ratio in simplest form that compares
the number of sad faces to happy faces. Write
it in 3 different ways.

M Y M Y Y M M
3 TO 4 3:4 H
Example ♯2
Write the ratio in simplest form that compares
the number of suns to moons. Write it in 3
different ways.

qqRRqqRq
5 TO 3 5:3
5
3
 Ratios
Compare Categorical data
Categorical data can only be assigned to one group.
Bar diagrams and frequency tables can be used to
represent categorical data.
Ratios can be used to compare the data.
Example ♯1
Several students named their favorite flavor of ice cream.
Write the ratio that compares the number who chose
chocolate to the total number of students.
Flavor #
Vanilla 9
Strawberry 8
Chocolate 3
Oreo 1

Chocolate: 3
Total: 9 + 8 + 3 + 1 = 21
3 1
The ratio is 3 to 21 or the fraction 21 = 7 .
1
The simplest form of the ratio is 7 .
 Ratios
Compare Categorical data
Example ♯2
Saturday’s yogurt sales are recorded in the table. Write the ratio
that compares the sales of strawberry yogurt to the total sales.
Flavor # sold
Peach 3
Blueberry 6
Vanilla 7
Strawberry 8

Strawberry: 8
Total: 3 + 6 + 7 + 8 = 24

Strawberry yogurt sold!"

8 8 1
÷
_______ _______ = ________
Total Sold!" 24 8 3
OR

1 TO 3

So 1 out of every 3 yogurt cups were strawberry.

 Ratios
Practice
Triangles to squares Flowers to Peace Signs

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xxz 32322
3 to 4 6 to 4 or 3 to 2
The table shows the number of A pet store sold the animals listed in
books Davie has read. Find the the table in one week. Write the
ratio of graphic novels to the total. ratio of cats to pets sold that week.
Type # books Type # books
Graphic Novel 10 Birds 10
Nonfiction 7 Cats 14
Mystery 5 Dogs 8
Western 2 Hamsters 3

10 to 24 or 5 to 12 14 to 35
 rATES
I can use rates and use rate language.
To write a rate as a unit rate, divide the
numerator and the denominator of the rate
by the denominator.

-Example-
Josie picked 45 oranges in 5 minutes. Write
this rate as a unit rate.
1. Write the rate as a fraction.
2. Compare the number of oranges to the number of minutes.
3. Then divide.

÷5
45 oranges ____ oranges
5 minutes = ____ minutes
÷5

So the unit rate is 9 , or 9 oranges per minute.

1
 Rates
Example ♯1
Tyler downloaded 35 songs in 5 minutes. How
many songs did he download per minute?
÷5
35 songs 7 songs
5 minutes
= 1 minutes
÷5

Example ♯2
Erica is baking several loaves of bread to sell in
his bakery. He used 12 cups of water and 6 cups
of whole wheat flour. How much water was
used per cup of flour.
÷6
12 water 2 water
6 flour = 1 flour
÷6
 Unit price
The Unit Price is the cost per unit.
To write a price as a unit price, divide the
numerator and the denominator of the rate
by the denominator.

-Example-
Josie spent $36 on 4 tickets to the fair. How
much did one ticket cost?
÷4

$36 $9
4 tickets = 1 tickets

÷4

So the cost per unit, or per ticket is $9.

 Unit price

-Example-
Four potted plants cost $88. What is the
price per plant?
÷4

$ 88
4 plants
= $ 22
1 plants

÷4
So, the price per plotted plant is $22.

Practice
Joshua’s cousin pledged $12 for a charity walk. If Joshua
walked 3 miles, how much did his cousin pay per mile?

$4.00 per mile

 rATES
Practice

Write as a unit rate. Write as a unit rate.

44 points in 4 125 feet in 5 seconds

quarters

25 ft per second
11 points per quarter

Theo’s mom bought an Leo went out to eat with 5

eight-pack of juice boxes at other friends. They spent
the store for $4. find the unit $72 on 6 steaks. Find the
rate for the juice boxes. unit rate for each steak.

$2 per juice box

$12 per steak
 Ratio Tables
I can use a ratio table to find equivalent ratios.

A ratio table has columns that are filled

with pairs of numbers that have the same
ratio.
Equivalent ratios express the same
relationship between quantities.
Example
To make the yellow icing, you mix 6 drops of yellow
food coloring with 1 cup of white icing. How much
yellow food coloring should you mix with 5 cups of
white icing to get the same shade?
Use the ratio table. Since 1 x 5 = 5. Multiply each quantity by 5
x5
Drops of Yellow Food Coloring 6 30
Cups of Icing 1 5
x5

So add 30 drops of yellow food coloring to 5

cups of icing.
 Ratio Tables
Example #1
In a recent year, Grant won a hot dog eating contest
by eating nearly 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. If he ate
at a constant rate, determine how many hot dogs he
ate every 2 minutes.
Divide each quantity by 1 or more common factor until you
reach 2 minutes.
÷2 ÷3

Hot Dogs 66 33 11
Time (min) 12 6 2

÷2 ÷3
So he ate about 11 hot dogs every 2 minutes.
Practice
To make cranberry jam, you need 12 cups of sugar for every 16
cups of cranberries. Find the amount of sugar needed for 4 cups
of cranberries.

Sugar 12 6 3
Cranberries 16 8 4

So you need 3 cups of sugar for every 4 cups of cranberries.

 Ratio Tables & scaling
Multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the
same number is scaling.
Sometimes you may need to scale back and then scale
forward to find an equivalent ratio.

Example 1
Cans of corn are on sale at 10 for $4. find the cost of 15 cans.
÷2 x3

Cans of Corn 10 5 15
Cost in Dollars 4 2 6

÷2 x3
So, 15 cans of corn would cost $6.

Practice
A child’s height measures 105 centimeters. Estimate
her height in inches.
Height (cm) 25 5 105
Height (in) 10 2 42

The child’s height is about 42 inches.

 rATio table
Practice
To make 5 apple pies, you Four balls of wool will make 8
need about 2 pounds of knitted caps. How many balls
apples. How many pounds of of wool will Asia need if he
apples do you need to make wants to make 6 caps?
20 apple pies?
Balls of Wool 4 1 3
Number of Pies 5 10 2 Number of Caps 8 2 6
Pounds of 20 4 8
Apples

You need 8 pounds of apples Asia needs 3 balls of wool to

to make 20 apple pies. make 6 caps.
Before leaving to visit Mexico, On a bike trip across the US,
Kevon traded 270 American Dollars Tyler notes that he covers
and received 3,000 Mexican Pesos. about 190 miles every 4 days. If
When he returned from Mexico, he
he continues at this rate, use
had 100 pesos left. How much will
he receive when he exchanges the
the ratio table to determine
pesos for American Dollars. about how many miles he could
bike in 6 days.
270 27 9 190 95 285
American Dollars Miles Biked
3,000 300 100
Mexican Pesos Days 4 2 6

Kevon will receive 9 American

dollars for his 100 pesos. Tyler will bike 285 miles in 6 days.