Lesson: Ratios Mathematics • 6th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to use a ratio to describe the relationship between two quantities and use this to solve real-world problems.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

use ratio to describe the relationship between two quantities, expressed with ratio notation,
use ratio to describe the relationship between two quantities, expressed as a fraction,
compare ratios by comparing fractions.

Lesson Video

Lesson Playlist

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Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Given that there are 50 boys and 20 girls in a class, calculate the ratio of the number of girls to boys in its simplest form.

Q2:

Complete the following: At an ice-cream shop, the ratio of small ice-cream cones sold to large ice-cream cones was . For every large ice-cream cones sold, there were small ice-cream cones sold.

Q3:

If there are 8 tennis balls and 5 tennis rackets, which of the following statements is true?