Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. Kim describes 5 red and 4 green beads as “5 red for every 9 green.” Correct her description and explain what 9 counts.
2. A tray has 5 pears and 4 apples. Write the ratio of pears to apples, apples to pears, and pears to all fruit. Explain why order matters.
3. There are 6 blue tiles for every 6 white tiles. Draw 4 copies of this mixture and label the total of each color.
4. There are 2 blue tiles for every 3 white tiles. Draw 3 copies of this mixture and label the total of each color.
5. A club has 8 students who walk and 12 who cycle. Write a ratio in simplest whole-number form. Does that ratio tell you the total membership without the counts?
6. A club has 9 students who walk and 15 who cycle. Write a ratio in simplest whole-number form. Does that ratio tell you the total membership without the counts?

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.RP.A.1. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.RP.A.1 — Understand the concept of a ratio

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