Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Warm-up • Two identical copies. Cut along the dashed line.

Sample questions

1. A tray has 2 pears and 3 apples. Write the ratio of pears to apples, apples to pears, and pears to all fruit. Explain why order matters.
2. A bag contains 3 red counters and 5 blue counters. Write the ratio of red to blue and the ratio of red to all counters. Explain the difference.
3. Kim describes 5 red and 4 green beads as “5 red for every 9 green.” Correct her description and explain what 9 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

Bring it into your lesson

Open this worksheet in Sparkclass to copy it to your Files. Check the resulting layout before sharing it with students.