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Introduction to Ratios and Rates
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Introduction to Ratios and Rates........................................... 3
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Level 6 | Unit 5: Introduction to Ratios and Rates
Unit Overview
Vocabulary
introduced in
this unit:
ratio
equivalent ratios
rate
per
unit rate
unit price
pattern
Think Like a
Mathematician
practice(s) used
in this unit:
Make sense of it.
Translate into math.
Defend and review.
Build a math model.
Be precise.
Find the patterns
and structure.
Unit 5 consists of a single cycle. Students will learn the concept of a ratio first. Then,
they will build on that basic understanding by using tables to create equivalent ratios,
finding unit rates, and comparing rates. Throughout unit 5, students will use real‑world
scenarios to make sense of ratios.
Your students will draw on their knowledge of multiplying and dividing whole
numbers, decimals, and fractions as they work through unit 5. As a result, they will
continually review and reinforce these computation concepts. This will also provide
you, the teacher, with additional opportunities to assess your students’ strengths and
weaknesses in their computation skills, which are the foundation for most math skills.
Cycle 1—Introduction to Ratios and Rates
Lesson 1: What are ratios?
Write ratios in three ways, and use ratio language. (CC 6.RP.A.1;
TEKS 6.b.4.E; VA SOL 6.1CF, 6.2a)
Lesson 2: Ratios and Tables
Use tables to find equivalent ratios. (CC 6.RP.A.3a; TEKS 6.b.4.G;
VA SOL 6.1CF, 7.4, and 7.12)
Lesson 3: Rate and Unit Rate
Identify and write rates, and find unit rates. (CC 6.RP.A.2; TEKS 6.b.5.B;
VA SOL 6.1CF, 6.1, and 7.4)
Lesson 4: Comparing Rates
Compare rates in the context of real‑world problems. (CC 6.RP.A.3b;
TEKS 6.b.5.B; VA SOL 6.1CF, and 7.4)
Lesson 5: Think Like a Mathematician: Find the Patterns and Structure 1
Find a pattern to solve problems. (CC MP.7; TEKS 6.b.1.F)
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Lesson 1: What are ratios?
Vocabulary:
ratio
Materials:
none
Lesson Objective: Write ratios in three ways, and use ratio language.
By the end of this lesson, students will:
• write ratios to compare data;
• write ratios in three ways;
• represent the ratios in simplest form; and
• when given a ratio, explain what the ratio means in words.
opening
(3 minutes)
get the goof
• Ask teams to begin Get the Goof.
Sam simplified _
​  3  ​.  He got _
​ 1 ​. What is wrong with his work?
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Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: The correct answer is _
​ 1 ​.
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Explanation: Sam needed to simplify by dividing by 3.
Math Practice: I saw that because this is a case of simplifying fractions (TLM #3), Sam
should have divided the numerator and denominator by the same number.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
active instruction
(10–15 minutes)
set the stage
• Distribute team score sheets. Have students review their scores and set new team
goals in lesson 1.
• Post and present the lesson objective: Today you will learn to write ratios in three
different ways.
• Ask students to write this cycle’s vocabulary words in their notebooks: ratio,
equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern.
• Remind students how to earn team celebration points.
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interactive instruction and guided practice
• Show the “What is a ratio? or Who’s got moves?” video.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: Explain
what a ratio is in your own words.
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answers: A ratio compares two
quantities. For example, the ratio of boys to girls compares the number of boys with
the number of girls in your class.
• Use a Think Aloud to model writing ratios three different ways to show
part‑to‑part, part‑to‑whole, and whole‑to‑whole comparisons.
Write ratios three
ways to show
part‑to‑part,
part‑to‑whole, and
whole‑to‑whole
comparisons.
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Write a ratio three ways to compare:
1) the number of burger orders in Ms. Jay’s class with her class’s total orders.
2) the number of burger orders in Ms. Jay’s class with her class’s taco orders.
3) all the orders in Ms. Jay’s class with all the orders in Mr. Johnson’s class.
Let me think about what this problem asks me to do. I have to compare different
things using a ratio. A ratio is just a mathematical way to compare two related
quantities. So in writing the ratios, I’ll be translating this information about
lunch orders into math. That’s TLM practice #2.
Show layer 1. The first comparison I have to make is about Ms. Jay’s class. I have
to compare the number of burger orders with the total number of lunch orders
in her class. So I have to find these numbers. There are 1, 2, 3, 4 burger orders
and 8 tacos orders, so 8 1 4, or 12, orders in all in Ms. Jay’s class. What is the
ratio of burger orders to total orders? That’s 4 to 12.
I can write that ratio three different ways. In words, as a fraction, or with a
colon. All three ways compare the number of burger orders with the total
number of lunch orders in Ms. Jay’s class.
4:12, _
​  4  ​  , 4 to 12
12
Here I compared part of Ms. Jay’s class’s order with that class’s whole order, so 4
to 12 is a part‑to‑whole comparison.
Show layer 2. The second comparison I have to make is also about Ms. Jay’s class.
What ratio compares the number of burger orders with the number of taco
orders? That’s 4 burgers to 8 tacos. Again, I can write that three ways.
4:8, _
​  4 ​ , 4 to 8
8
This ratio compares part of one class’s order with another part of the same class.
So this is a part‑to‑part ratio.
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Show layer 3. The last comparison I have to make is about Ms. Jay’s class and
Mr. Johnson’s class. First, I’ll count the different orders in Mr. Johnson’s class.
That’s 10 burger orders and 8 taco orders, or 18 orders in all. Now I have to write
ratios to compare the total number of orders in Ms. Jay’s class with the total
number of orders in Mr. Johnson’s class. That’s 12 to 18.
12:18, _
​  12  ​ , 12 to 18
18
This ratio compares all of one class’s order with all of another class’s order. So
this is a whole‑to‑whole ratio.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: Would the
ratio 18 to 12 be a correct answer for question #3? Why or why not?
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: No, 18 to 12 is not
a correct answer. That ratio isn’t in the right order. You have to compare Ms. Jay’s
total orders (12) with Mr. Johnson’s total orders (18), so the ratio has to be written
as 12 to 18.
• Use a Think Aloud to model writing ratios in simplest form.
Write ratios in
simplest form.
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A fraction is actually a type of ratio. Think of _
​  25  ​ of a dollar. That’s a quarter,
100
right? That fraction is a ratio. It tells me the part of a whole dollar that I have.
All fractions are part‑to‑whole ratios, and just like fractions, I can simplify
ratios sometimes.
Show layer 1. There are 4 burger lunch orders out of 12 total lunch orders.
Because this problem is a case of comparing two quantities, I know that I can
show this part‑to‑whole comparison as the ratio _
​  4  ​.  I also know that I can
12
simplify this ratio.
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Show layer 2. I can represent this ratio like this. I know that if there are this
many burger orders, then there are this many orders in all. _
​  4  ​.  There are
12
4 cheeseburgers out of 12 orders.
Show layer 3. I can reduce this ratio by looking at a portion of the orders. I know
that if I look at half of the orders, there would be 2 cheeseburgers for every
6 orders.
Show layer 4. What if there was just one burger order? I can reduce this even
further by breaking it down to 1 burger order for every 3 lunch orders. That
means 1 out of every 3 orders is a cheeseburger. 1 out of 3 is an equivalent ratio
for 4 out of 12. Hey, I also just noticed that if I divide both the numerator and
denominator by 4, which is the GCF of 4 and 12, then I also get _
​ 1 ​! Neat! So the
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simplest way to write this ratio is 1 cheeseburger for every 3 lunch orders.
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• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: How could
you simplify the ratio _
​  8  ​? 
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• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: You could divide the
numerator and denominator by 8 to simplify it to _
​ 1 ​.
3
• Use Team Huddle to have teams practice writing ratios.
Explain what the ratio means in words. Write whether the ratio is a part‑to‑part,
part‑to‑whole, or whole‑to‑whole comparison.
1) Jason wrote the ratio 9:28 to compare the number of trout he caught with the
number of fish he caught in all.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: This ratio is a part‑to‑whole comparison. It means Jason caught 28 fish, and 9 of
them were trout.
Explanation: This ratio compares the number of trout with the number of fish that Jason
caught in all. So the first number is trout, and the second number is the total number of
fish caught.
Math Practice: I translated the ratio into words (TLM #2). I had to pay attention to what
each number represents and think about the relationship between the numbers. Here the
number of trout is part of the whole number of fish that Jason caught.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
team mastery
(10–15 minutes)
• Ask students to follow the Team Mastery student routine.
• Circulate and use the following questions to prompt discussions.
–– How do you read this ratio?
–– What does this ratio mean?
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–– Does this number represent a part or the whole? How do you know?
–– This is a part‑to‑part ratio. What part‑to‑whole ratio could you write to represent
the same information?
• When there are 5 minutes left in Team Mastery, prompt teams to prepare for the
Lightning Round. Have teams discuss one Team Mastery problem that the whole
team has completed.
• Award team celebration points for good team discussions that demonstrate
100‑point responses.
lightning round
(10 minutes)
• Tell students the Team Mastery problem that you will use for the Lightning Round.
Write a ratio in simplest form in three different ways.
6) Libby’s produce stand sells mangoes and bananas. She has 36 mangoes and
62 bananas. Compare the number of bananas with the total amount of fruit.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: 31:49, _
​ 31  ​, 31 to 49
49
Explanation: I added the number of mangoes and the number of bananas to get the total
number of fruit and then simplified by dividing them both by 2, which is the GCF.
Math Practice: I translated the situation into a mathematical ratio (TLM #2). I knew this
ratio would be a part‑to‑whole comparison because I had to compare bananas with the total
number of pieces of fruit.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
celebration
(2 minutes)
• Record team celebration points on the poster.
• Have the top team choose a cheer.
• Assign homework, and remind students about the Vocabulary Vault.
• Ask students to follow the Quick Check student routine. (optional)
Explain in words what the ratio means. Write whether the ratio is a part‑to‑part,
part‑to‑whole, or whole‑to‑whole comparison.
Jenna wrote the ratio _
​ 9 ​to compare the number of questions she got correct on
1
her test with the number of questions she got wrong.
Possible answer: It means that for every 9 questions Jenna got correct, she got
1 question wrong. This is a part‑to‑part comparison.
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Lesson 2: Ratios and Tables
Vocabulary:
equivalent ratios
Materials:
none
Lesson Objective: Use tables to find equivalent ratios.
By the end of this lesson, students will:
• find equivalent ratios; and
• use ratio tables to find equivalent ratios and to compare two different ratios.
opening
(3 minutes)
get the goof
• Ask teams to begin Get the Goof.
The ratio 2:3 compares the number of boys with girls in Rose’s homeroom. Rose
said that means there has to be one more girl than boys in the homeroom. What is
wrong with her thinking?
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Rose is only correct if there are 5 students in the homeroom. If there are any more
than 5, she is wrong.
Explanation: Since this ratio could be in simplest form , a ratio of 2:3 does not necessarily
mean that there are just 2 boys and 3 girls.
Math Practice: This is a case of a part‑to‑part comparison (TLM #3). The ratio means
there are 2 boys to every 3 girls. That same ratio represents 4 boys and 6 girls, 6 boys and
9 girls, or even 10 boys and 15 girls. So Rose can’t say for sure that there is only 1 more girl
than boys.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
homework check
• Ask teams to do a homework check.
• Confirm the number of students who completed the homework on each team.
• Poll students on their team’s understanding of the homework.
• Award team celebration points.
• Collect and grade homework once per cycle. Record individual scores on the teacher
cycle record form.
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(10–15 minutes)
set the stage
• Post and present the lesson objective: Today you will find equivalent ratios.
• Remind students how to earn team celebration points.
interactive instruction and guided practice
• Use a Think Aloud to model using a multiplication table to find equivalent ratios.
Use a multiplication
table to find
equivalent ratios.
3 layers
I know that good mathematicians use tools and math models to help them. A
multiplication table is a very helpful math tool when you are making equivalent
ratios. I can use a multiplication table here to help me find equivalent ratios for
2 to 4, 1 to 5, and 3 to 7.
Show layer 1. First, let me find equivalent ratios for 2:4. I can start by highlighting
these rows on the multiplication table. Circling the ratios will help me to
identify the equivalent ratios more easily. 2:4, 4:8, and 16:32 are all equivalent
ratios. What other ratios are equivalent to 2:4? All the ratios in these rows are
equivalent ratios to 2:4!
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Show layer 2. Now let me look at the equivalent ratios for 1:5. If I highlight the
rows, it makes it much easier to identify the equivalent ratios. 1:5, 3:15, and 9:45
are all equivalent ratios. What other ratios are equivalent to 1:5? All the ratios in
these rows are equivalent to 1:5!
Show layer 3. I can repeat this same procedure to find ratios that are equivalent
to 3:7. Using the multiplication table as a math tool is very helpful in identifying
equivalent ratios! That’s TLM practice #5, using your math toolkit! One thing I
should remember about this tool is that it only shows whole‑number products
up to 100. There are plenty more ratios equivalent to 3:7 that aren’t shown in
the table. For example, 300 to 700 is also equivalent to the ratio 3 to 7. This tool
is very helpful, but I need to remember that it doesn’t show everything.
• Use a Think Aloud to model using a table to find equivalent ratios.
Use a table to find
equivalent ratios.
5 layers
Ashley is using red and white paint to make pink paint. She uses 2 cups of white
paint and 3 cups of red. If she mixes more paint, how can she make sure it will be
the exact same shade of pink?
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What’s going on in this problem? Ashley is mixing paint to make pink paint.
I have to figure out how she can mix more paint and have it look exactly the
same. I know that good mathematicians use math models to help them. A table
is a very helpful math model when making equivalent ratios. That’s TLM #4,
building a math model! I can use a table here to help me show equivalent ratios
for Ashley’s paint mixture.
Show layer 1. Ashley uses 2 cups of white paint for every 3 cups of red paint.
That’s a ratio of 2:3. Whenever Ashley mixes more paint, she will also have to
mix it in the same ratio, 2:3.
Show layer 2. So what would happen if Ashley doubles her paint mixture? If she
doubles 2 cups of white paint to get 4 cups, then she has to double 3 cups of red
paint to get 6 cups.
Show layer 3. I can further extend the table to show more equivalent ratios for
Ashley’s paint mixture. I can multiply 3 cups of red paint by 4 to get 12 cups.
Show layer 4. Then I would have to do the same and multiply the 2 cups of white
paint by 4 to find the equivalent ratio.
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Show layer 5. If Ashley wants to make 6 times the amount of her original paint
mixture, she must create an equivalent ratio. That means she needs to use 12
cups of white paint and 18 cups of red paint.
The work on my table checks out because _
​ 12  ​simplifies to _
​ 2 ​. Using TLM #4,
18
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building a math model, helped me find equivalent ratios to solve this problem.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: Tell what
an equivalent ratio is in your own words.
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: An equivalent
ratio is like an equivalent fraction; both numbers have to be multiplied by the
same number.
• Use Team Huddle to have teams practice using a table to make equivalent ratios.
1) Fill in the information missing from the table for Patty’s fruit dip.
Patty’s Fruit Dip
cream cheese
(ounces)
marshmallow crème
(ounces)
8
16
30
60
75
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: The missing numbers are 15, 32, and 40.
Explanation: I used the ratio 16:30 to find equivalent ratios by seeing that half of 16 is 8,
so half of 30 would be 15.
Math Practice: I used the table as a math model (TLM #4) to find equivalent ratios.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
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team mastery
(10–15 minutes)
• Ask students to follow the Team Mastery student routine.
• Circulate and use the following questions to prompt discussions.
–– How do you know the ratios are equivalent?
–– How did you find the number(s) missing from the table?
–– If the whole/part of this ratio is x, what do you estimate the whole/part of this
equivalent ratio to be?
–– What do you notice when you compare these two ratios?
• When there are 5 minutes left in Team Mastery, prompt teams to prepare for the
Lightning Round. Have teams discuss one Team Mastery problem that the whole
team has completed.
• Award team celebration points for good team discussions that demonstrate
100‑point responses.
lightning round
(10 minutes)
• Tell students the Team Mastery problem that you will use for the Lightning Round.
4) If both Patty and Tina use 30 ounces of marshmallow crème, who will make less
fruit dip in all? Explain your thinking.
Patty’s Fruit Dip
cream cheese
(ounces)
marshmallow
crème
(ounces)
Tina’s Fruit Dip
cream cheese
(ounces)
marshmallow
crème
(ounces)
8
15
2
5
16
30
4
10
32
60
12
30
40
75
16
40
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Tina will make less fruit dip.
Explanation: I used the ratio information in the table and added the cream cheese and
marshmallow crème to find the total ounces of fruit dip.
Math Practice: I made sense of the ratio information in the table before I solved the
problem (TLM #1). I saw that Tina and Patty use different ratios for their dips because 8:15
doesn’t simplify to 2:5. So I had to look at where both Tina and Patty used 30 ounces of
marshmallow crème to find how many ounces of dip they each made in all.
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• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Tell students that it’s time to power up Random Reporter. Use the layers on the page
to guide discussion.
• Award team celebration points.
celebration
(2 minutes)
• Record team celebration points on the poster.
• Have the top team choose a cheer.
• Assign homework, and remind students about the Vocabulary Vault.
• Ask students to follow the Quick Check student routine. (optional)
If both Ms. Anderson and Ms. Kraft have 20 students in their classes, which teacher
will need fewer folders?
Ms. Anderson’s School Supplies
Ms. Kraft’s School Supplies
number of
students
number of
folders
number of
students
number of
folders
4
3
5
4
8
6
10
8
Possible answer: Ms. Anderson
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Lesson 3: Rate and Unit Rate
Vocabulary:
rate
per
unit rate
unit price
Lesson Objective: Identify and write rates, and find unit rates.
By the end of this lesson, students will:
• identify rates;
• write rates in words and as ratios; and
Materials:
none
• find unit rates.
opening
(3 minutes)
get the goof
• Ask teams to begin Get the Goof.
Terry completed the ratio table. What’s wrong with her work?
Geoboards for Ms. Lin’s Class
Number of
students
Number of
geoboards
 4
3
 8
6
16
9
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Terry counted by 3s to get to 9 instead of looking at the ratio of students
to geoboards.
Explanation: The ratio of students to geoboards is 4:3, so if there are 4 times as many
students, there have to be 4 times as many geoboards, or 12.
Math Practice: I used the table as a model (TLM #4), which helped me to see the
relationship between the numbers in each column. I knew that to find equivalent ratios , I
had to multiply each part of the original ratio by the same number.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
homework check
• Ask teams to do a homework check.
• Confirm the number of students who completed the homework on each team.
• Poll students on their team’s understanding of the homework.
• Award team celebration points.
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• Collect and grade homework once per cycle. Record individual scores on the teacher
cycle record form.
active instruction
(10–15 minutes)
set the stage
• Post and present the lesson objective: Today you will learn about rates and
unit rates.
• Remind students how to earn team celebration points.
interactive instruction and guided practice
• Use a Think Aloud to model finding rates.
Find rates.
4 layers
It took Leo 6 hours to drive 330 miles to visit his friend. What was his driving rate?
I see that this problem is about determining Leo’s rate, or speed, of travel.
Good mathematicians think about strategies to help them solve problems more
efficiently. Since we will determine Leo’s speed, I think I can model this problem
with a visual representation of the situation, so I will use TLM #4 here.
Show layer 1. For this problem, I will compare miles and hours. That means I will
write this answer as a rate. A rate is a type of ratio that compares two different
units of measure. For example, here I will compare Leo’s miles traveled with the
time it took him to travel those miles.
Show layer 2. Leo’s rate is 330 miles per 6 hours. Per means for each or for every. I
need to include both units, miles and hours; that’s what makes this a rate!
Show layer 3. I can show this rate as 330 miles over 6 hours.
Show layer 4. I can also use a model to show this rate.
• Use a Think Aloud to model finding unit rates.
Find unit rates.
3 layers
Leo’s driving rate is 330 miles per 6 hours.
__
​  330 miles   
​
6 hours
How far did Leo drive in 1 hour?
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Now I can find out how far Leo drove in just 1 hour.
Show layer 1. I can find the unit rate to see how far he drives for every 1 hour. A
unit rate is a rate that compares a quantity with 1 unit of another measure.
Show layer 2. To find the unit rate, I can divide the total miles by the total
hours to get miles per hour. Basically, I’m finding an equivalent ratio with 1 in
the denominator.
A unit price, like a cost per ounce of juice, is also a unit rate. To find the
unit price for juice, you divide the total cost by the number of ounces that
you’ve bought.
Show layer 3. I see that Leo drove 55 miles per hour. By using TLM #4, I was able
to model this problem and figure out the unit rate at which Leo traveled.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: What is a
unit rate, and how do you find it?
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: A unit rate is a rate
that compares a quantity with 1 unit of another measure. You determine a unit rate
by dividing.
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• Use Team Huddle to have teams practice finding unit rates.
TEACHER’S NOTE: Although this Team Huddle problem has two parts, only the possible answer for
part b is included here.
1) It cost Rosemary $6.68 for 4 pounds of apples.
a.What is the rate that Rosemary paid for the apples? Write the rate in words
and as a ratio.
b.Write a unit price to describe the price Rosemary paid for 1 pound of
apples. Explain your thinking.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer for part b
Answer: Rosemary paid $1.67 per pound of apples.
Explanation: To find the unit price for 1 pound, I divided $6.68 by 4 pounds.
Math Practice: I modeled this problem (TLM #4) with a sketch to show the situation and
to help me solve it.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
team mastery
(10–15 minutes)
• Ask students to follow the Team Mastery student routine.
• Circulate and use the following questions to prompt discussions.
–– What does this rate/unit rate mean?
–– How can you tell that this is a rate/unit rate?
–– How do you write the rate/unit rate? Why?
–– How did you find this rate/unit rate?
• When there are 5 minutes left in Team Mastery, prompt teams to prepare for the
Lightning Round. Have teams discuss one Team Mastery problem that the whole
team has completed.
• Award team celebration points for good team discussions that demonstrate
100‑point responses.
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lightning round
(10 minutes)
• Tell students the Team Mastery problem that you will use for the Lightning Round.
15 sit-ups
minute
7) Michaela does sit‑ups at a rate of __
​ 
  
​. 
Explain how many sit‑ups Michaela
will do in 2 minutes and 3 minutes and what the rate means in words.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: This is a unit rate , so for every 1 minute, Michaela does 15 sit‑ups. In 2 minutes,
she will do 30 sit‑ups. In 3 minutes, she will do 45 sit‑ups.
Explanation: _
​  15  ​ 3 _
​  2 ​ 5 30 sit‑ups in 2 minutes
1
2
1
3
15
​ _
  ​ 3 _
​  3 ​ 5 45 sit‑ups in 3 minutes
Math Practice: I modeled this problem (TLM #4) with number sentences to show
Michaela’s rate of sit‑ups and two equivalent  rates.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
celebration
(2 minutes)
• Record team celebration points on the poster.
• Have the top team choose a cheer.
• Assign homework, and remind students about the Vocabulary Vault.
• Ask students to follow the Quick Check student routine. (optional)
JD was paid $45 for babysitting for 5 hours. What was JD’s rate of pay? Write a unit
rate to describe how much JD made in 1 hour.
Possible answer: JD was paid at a rate of $45 for 5 hours. His unit rate of pay was
$9 per hour.
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Lesson 4: Comparing Rates
Vocabulary:
none
Materials:
none
Lesson Objective: Compare rates in the context of real‑world problems.
By the end of this lesson, students will:
• compare two rates by finding equivalent rates;
• find equivalent rates using unit rates, common multiples, and common factors; and
• use tables and double number lines as helpful tools.
opening
(3 minutes)
get the goof
• Ask teams to begin Get the Goof.
Every 4 minutes, Regina completes 2 homework problems. She said that she does
homework at a unit rate of 0.5 minutes per problem. What’s wrong with her work?
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Regina did not divide correctly to find the unit  rate .
 ​, 
so if
Explanation: Regina is completing her homework problems at a rate of __
​  4 minutes 
2 problems
Regina divided by 2, she would find that she actually takes 2 minutes to complete 1 problem.
Math Practice: Because this is a case of finding a unit rate (TLM #3), Regina should have
divided 4 minutes by 2 homework problems.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
homework check
• Ask teams to do a homework check.
• Confirm the number of students who completed the homework on each team.
• Poll students on their team’s understanding of the homework.
• Award team celebration points.
• Collect and grade homework once per cycle. Record individual scores on the teacher
cycle record form.
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(10–15 minutes)
set the stage
• Post and present the lesson objective: Today we will learn to compare rates.
• Remind students how to earn team celebration points.
interactive instruction and guided practice
• Play the “Unit Pricing or Whose bargain is better?” video.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: How
can finding the unit price help you to know whether you are getting a
good deal?
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: Knowing the unit price
can help me because I can determine the actual cost for each item that I am buying,
and I can see what kind of deal I am getting.
• Use a Think Aloud to model comparing rates to find the better deal.
Compare rates.
6 layers
Cooper is buying potting soil. He is choosing between Grow Great and So Green.
Which is the better deal?
Let me think about what this problem is asking me to do. I see that Cooper is
trying to decide which deal is better. It’s hard to compare prices when you have
different amounts, so to help me determine which deal is better, I will need
to compare either like amounts or like prices. To do that, I can set up a table
with equivalent ratios to model this problem. Using a model is TLM #4, so I’m
thinking like a mathematician!
Show layer 1. To compare these different brands, I have to find equivalent rates.
Let’s see, I have to compare 16 quarts and 24 quarts. Hmm, I know the greatest
common factor of 16 and 24 is 8, so I can find the cost of 8 quarts for both
brands. Which brand costs less when buying the same amount?
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Show layer 2. If 16 quarts cost $7, then 8 quarts cost half of that. If 24 quarts cost
$9, then 8 quarts cost one‑third of that. Now I can compare the two brands much
more effectively. Using this table and dividing really helped me to see which
brand is the better deal.
Show layer 3. Another way Cooper could compare these brands is by finding a
common price. To do that, I have to find the amount of each brand of potting
soil that he would get if he spent the same amount of money on both. To
calculate that amount, I can use a common multiple to compare the amounts
accurately. The LCM of 7 and 9 is 63. I know that 7 times 9 is 63, and therefore,
9 times 7 is 63. So which brand could Cooper get more of for the same price?
Show layer 4. If $7 buys 16 quarts, then $63 buys 9 times that amount. If $9 buys
24 quarts, then $63 buys 7 times that amount. Now I can compare the brands.
This method also shows that So Green is the better deal. Building a math
model and using TLM #4 really helped me with representing the information in
this problem.
Show layer 5. Another way I could compare these prices is to find the unit price.
To do that, I divide the cost by the number of quarts. That means I divide $7.00
by 16 to find the cost per quart for Grow Great and divide $9.00 by 24 to find
the cost per quart of So Green.
Show layer 6. Now I can compare these two brands effectively because I know
the cost per quart of each. Grow Great costs $0.44 per quart, and So Green
costs $0.38 per quart. Using TLM #2 and representing the problem in another
way helped me to compare the two brands and determine that So Green is the
better deal.
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• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: Which
way would you use to compare rates? Do you think you might use different
ways for different comparisons?
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: I would find the unit
rate to compare rates. I might use a different way if I could easily find a GCF or LCM
to use.
• Use Team Huddle to have teams practice comparing rates.
1) Mason rode his bike 13 miles in 80 minutes. Olivia rode her bike 15 miles in
120 minutes. Who travels at a slower rate? Explain your thinking.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Olivia travels at a slower rate.
3
 ​ 
3 ​ _
 ​ 5 __
​  39 mi 
 ​ 
Explanation: Mason: __
​  13 mi 
80 min
3
240 min
 ​ 
3_
​  2 ​ 5 __
​  30 mi 
 ​ 
Olivia: __
​  15 mi 
2
120 min
240 min
Math Practice: I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as written because the miles
and minutes were all different. So I multiplied to find equivalent rates that I could compare
(TLM #2). I chose to find how far they each travel in 240 minutes, which made it clear that
Olivia goes slower.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
team mastery
(10–15 minutes)
• Ask students to follow the Team Mastery student routine.
• Circulate and use the following questions to prompt discussions.
–– How did you compare these rates?
–– How do you know these rates are equivalent?
–– Is there another way you could have compared these rates?
• When there are 5 minutes left in Team Mastery, prompt teams to prepare for the
Lightning Round. Have teams discuss one Team Mastery problem that the whole
team has completed.
• Award team celebration points for good team discussions that demonstrate
100‑point responses.
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lightning round
(10 minutes)
• Tell students the Team Mastery problem that you will use for the Lightning Round.
4) A 4‑ounce strawberry yogurt contains 80 calories, and a 6‑ounce peach yogurt
contains 130 calories. Which flavor has fewer calories per ounce? Explain
your thinking.
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: The strawberry yogurt has fewer calories per ounce.
Explanation: strawberry: __
​ 80 calories
   
​ 
4_
​  2 ​ 5 __
​  40 calories
   
​ 
4 oz
2
2 oz
130 calories
   
​ 
4_
​  3 ​ 5 __
​  43.3 calories
   
​ 
peach: ​ __
6 oz
3
2 oz
I found how many calories are in 2 ounces of each yogurt because 2 is the GCF of 4 and 6.
Math Practice: I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as written because the ounces
and calories were all different. So I divided to get the GCF to find equivalent rates that I
could compare (TLM #2). I chose to find the number of calories in 2 ounces of each kind of
yogurt. That made it clear that strawberry has fewer calories per ounce.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
celebration
(2 minutes)
• Record team celebration points on the poster.
• Have the top team choose a cheer.
• Assign homework, and remind students about the Vocabulary Vault.
• Ask students to follow the Quick Check student routine. (optional)
Ethan and Emma check their heartbeats. Ethan’s heart beats at a rate of 26 beats
per 20 seconds, and Emma’s beats at a rate of 42 beats per 30 seconds. Whose
heart beats faster?
Possible answer: Emma’s heart beats faster.
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Lesson 5: Think Like a Mathematician: Find the Patterns
and Structure 1
Vocabulary:
pattern
Materials:
none
Lesson Objective: Find a pattern to solve problems.
By the end of this lesson, students will:
• solve problems by finding patterns;
• organize data to find patterns; and
• use the pattern to determine the answer to the questions and predict
additional data.
opening
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get the goof
• Ask teams to begin Get the Goof.
Zoe says the first spinner is faster because it makes 8 more revolutions than the
second spinner. What’s wrong with her thinking?
32 revolutions
24 revolutions
19 seconds
13 seconds
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Zoe did not compare the rates correctly because she only looked at the number of
revolutions. She needed to look at the number of seconds also.
Explanation: The second spinner is faster because it makes about 1.85 revolutions in
1 second. The first spinner only makes about 1.68 revolutions in 1 second.
Math Practice: Because this problem is a case of comparing rates (TLM #3), I knew that
Zoe couldn’t compare the given rates because the number of revolutions and seconds were
all different. If she had divided both rates to find the unit rate (number of revolutions per
second), she’d see that the second spinner goes faster.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
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homework check
• Ask teams to do a homework check.
• Confirm the number of students who completed the homework on each team.
• Poll students on their team’s understanding of the homework.
• Award team celebration points.
• Collect and grade homework once per cycle. Record individual scores on the teacher
cycle record form.
active instruction
(10–15 minutes)
set the stage
• Post and present the lesson objective: Today we will find patterns to solve problems.
• Remind students how to earn team celebration points.
interactive instruction and guided practice
• Use a Think Aloud to model finding and using patterns to solve problems.
Find and use patterns
to solve problems.
3 layers
Lee’s Bakery has an order to make a gigantic cupcake display with 6 shelves for a
movie premiere.
9 cupcakes on top shelf
18 on 2nd shelf
36 on 3rd shelf
If the display continues this way, how many cupcakes in all does Lee need to bake
to fill all 6 layers?
Let me think about how I can solve this problem. I know that good
mathematicians try to find patterns to help them solve problems. I wonder if
there is a pattern here. I can make a table with this information and see if there
are any patterns I can use. Using a pattern to help you solve problems is TLM #7!
Show layer 1. There is a pattern here! This table shows the data from the
problem. The first row includes each shelf, and the second row shows the
number of cupcakes on each row.
Show layer 2. I can see from the table that each shelf has twice as many cupcakes
as the shelf before it. Knowing that there is a pattern in this problem and using
TLM practice #7 will certainly help me to solve this!
Show layer 3. Now all I need to do is use this pattern to figure out how many
cupcakes Lee needs to fill all 6 shelves. I can find that by doubling the number of
cupcakes for each shelf and then adding the total number of cupcakes together.
That gives Lee a total of 567 cupcakes.
Using a pattern to solve a problem is really helpful!
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• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students answer the following question: How do
you know when you have a pattern?
• Randomly select a few students to share. Possible answer: You know you have a
pattern when you find data that repeats.
• Use Team Huddle to have teams practice finding and using patterns to
solve problems.
1) Evan is building a tower with plastic cups. The first layer has 36 cups, the second
layer has 32 cups, and the third layer has 28 cups. If his tower continues like
this, how many layers of cups will Evan have?
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: Evan will have 9 layers of cups.
Explanation: I found the pattern by subtracting the amount of cups in each layer
from the number of cups on the layer before it, which gave me 4 fewer cups on each
subsequent layer.
Math Practice: I found a pattern (TLM #7) in the relationship between the number of cups
in each layer and the number of layers.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
team mastery
(10–15 minutes)
• Ask students to follow the Team Mastery student routine.
• Circulate and use the following questions to prompt discussions.
–– What is the question asking?
–– What pattern did you find? How did you find the pattern?
–– How did you use your table to find the answer?
–– Does this pattern continue forever? Why do you think that?
–– Where do we find patterns in our schools, homes, or town?
• When there are 5 minutes left in Team Mastery, prompt teams to prepare for the
Lightning Round. Have teams discuss one Team Mastery problem that the whole
team has completed.
• Award team celebration points for good team discussions that demonstrate
100‑point responses.
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lightning round
(10 minutes)
• Tell students the Team Mastery problem that you will use for the Lightning Round.
4) A fisherman goes crabbing at the end of the crab season. The first morning
he catches 128 crabs, the second morning he catches 64 crabs, and the third
morning he catches 32 crabs. If the crabbing continues this way, how many
crabs will he catch on the sixth morning?
Random Reporter Rubric | Possible Answer
Answer: On the sixth morning, he will catch only 4 crabs.
Explanation: I subtracted the amount of crabs he caught each day and determined that
the fisherman catches half the amount of crabs each day as he caught on the previous day.
Math Practice: I found a pattern in the problem (TLM #7), which helped me to determine
the number of crabs he would catch on the sixth morning.
• Use Random Reporter to have teams share. Use the Random Reporter rubric to
evaluate responses and give feedback.
• Record individual scores on the teacher cycle record form.
• Award team celebration points.
celebration
(2 minutes)
• Record team celebration points on the poster.
• Have the top team choose a cheer.
• Assign homework, and remind students about the Vocabulary Vault.
• Ask students to follow the Quick Check student routine. (optional)
Zahra’s website had 14 visitors on day 1, 26 visitors on day 2, and 38 visitors on
day 3. If she keeps getting visitors this way, how many more visitors will she have
on day 8 than on day 1?
Possible answer: 84 more visitors
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Assessment Day: Unit Check on Introduction to Ratios
and Rates
Materials:
extra blank copies
of the assessment
Lesson Objective: Demonstrate mastery of unit content.
assessment
(20–30 minutes)
• Confirm the number of students who completed the homework on each team.
Award team celebration points.
• Remind students that the test is independent work.
• Distribute the tests so students can preview the questions.
• Tell students the number of minutes they have for the test and that they may begin.
Give students a 5‑minute warning before the end of the test.
• Collect the tests.
team reflection
(5 minutes)
• Display or hand out blank copies of the test.
• Explain or review, if necessary, the student routine for team discussions after
the test.
• Award team celebration points.
prep points
(5–10 minutes)
• Assign prep points for each team for the five questions indicated (#s 3, 7, 9, 11, 13).
• Score individual tests when convenient.
vocabulary vault
(2 minutes)
• Randomly select vocabulary vouchers, and award team celebration points.
• Ask students to record the words that they explain on their team score sheets.
team scoring
(5 minutes)
• Guide the class to complete the team scoring on their team score sheets.
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(2 minutes)
• Announce team statuses, and celebrate.
• Poll teams about how many times they have been super teams. Celebrate those
teams, and encourage all teams to work toward super team status during the
next cycle.
• Show the “Explain Your Ideas/Tell Why, Part Two” video.
• Use Think‑Pair‑Share to have students discuss how this goal can help them reach
super team status. Randomly select students to share.
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Lesson 1
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teamwork
Directions for questions 1–5: Explain what the ratio means in words. Write whether the ratio is a
part‑to‑part, part‑to‑whole, or whole‑to‑whole comparison.
1) Jason wrote the ratio 9:28 to compare the number of trout he caught with the number of fish he caught
in all.
6
2) Mr. Bell wrote the ratio _
to compare the number of pepperoni pizzas with the number of pizzas in all.
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3) Alisha wrote the ratio 5 to 10 to compare the number of pennies in her pocket with the number of
pennies in her piggy bank.
4) The school cafeteria worker wrote the ratio 11:20 to compare the number of students drinking chocolate
milk with the number of students drinking regular milk.
4
5) The tour guide wrote the ratio _
to compare the number of visitors from California with the number of
10
visitors in all.
Directions for questions 6–10: Write a ratio in simplest form in three different ways.
6) Libby’s produce stand sells mangoes and bananas. She has 36 mangoes and 62 bananas. Compare the
number of bananas with the total amount of fruit.
7) Christopher baked 14 white chocolate chip cookies and 10 milk chocolate chip cookies. Compare the
number of white chocolate chip cookies with the number of milk chocolate chip cookies.
8) There are 15 cars in a parking lot. Some are red, and 10 are black. Compare the number of red cars with
the number of black cars in the parking lot.
9) Jessica washed 5 loads of laundry this week. She washed 9 loads last week. Compare the number of
loads that Jessica washed this week with the number of loads that she washed last week.
10) Carlton bought 9 concert tickets. 4 of the tickets were in row A, and the rest were in row B. Compare
the number of tickets Carlton bought in row B with the total number of tickets he bought.
Challenge
11) Marilee is selling 32 squash, 12 cucumbers, 38 peaches, and 54 watermelons at the farmer’s market.
Write at least 5 ratios in simplest form to represent the produce she is selling.
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teamwork answers
1) Possible answer: This ratio is a part‑to‑whole comparison. It means Jason caught 28 fish, and 9 of
them were trout. This ratio compares the number of trout with the number of fish that Jason caught in
all. So the first number is trout, and the second number is the total number of fish caught. I translated
the ratio into words (TLM #2). I had to pay attention to what each number represents and think about
the relationship between the numbers. Here the number of trout is part of the whole number of fish that
Jason caught.
2) Possible answer: This ratio means that 6 pizzas out of all 30 pizzas are pepperoni. This is a
part‑to‑whole comparison. It compares the number of pepperoni pizzas with the total number of pizzas.
The number 6 describes the number of pepperoni pizzas because it is the first number in the ratio.
3) Possible answer: This ratio means that for every 5 pennies Alisha has in her pocket, there are 10
pennies in her piggy bank. This is a whole‑to‑whole comparison. It compares the number of pennies
in her pocket with the number of pennies in her piggy bank. The number 5 describes the number of
pennies in her pocket because it is the first number in the ratio.
4) Possible answer: This ratio means that for every 11 students who drink chocolate milk, there are 20
students who drink regular milk. This is a part‑to‑part comparison. It compares the number of students
who drink chocolate milk to the number of students who drink regular milk. The number 11 describes
the number of students who drink chocolate milk because it is the first number in the ratio.
5) Possible answer: This ratio means that 4 visitors out of every 10 visitors came from California. This is a
part‑to‑whole comparison. It compares the number of visitors from California with the total number of
visitors. The number 4 describes the number of visitors from California because it is the first number in
the ratio.
31
6) 31:49, _
, 31 to 49
49
7
7) 7:5, _
, 7 to 5
5
1
8) 1:2, _
, 1 to 2
2
5
9) 5:9, _
, 5 to 9
9
5
10) 5:9, _
, 5 to 9
9
11) Possible answers: squash to cucumbers 5 8:3
total fruit to total vegetables 5 23:11
cucumbers to total produce 5 3:34
peaches to total fruit 5 19:46
squash to total vegetables 5 8:11
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Jenna wrote the ratio _
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Quick Look
Vocabulary words introduced in this cycle:
ratio, equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern
Today we learned to write ratios. A ratio is a comparison of two related quantities with the same or different
units of measure.
Let’s write a ratio for this problem:
There are 35 cars and 5 trucks in the parking lot. Compare the number of cars with the number of trucks
in the parking lot.
35
7
We can write the ratio three ways: _
, 35:5, and 35 to 5. We can also write it in simplest form: _
, 7:1, and
5
1
7 to 1. So for every 7 cars in the parking lot, there is 1 truck.
This is a part‑to‑part comparison because it compares a part of the vehicles, the cars, to another part of the
vehicles, the trucks.
Directions for questions 1–4: Write a ratio in simplest form three different ways.
1) Billy’s store sells ice cream. He sold 25 vanilla cones and 50 chocolate cones. Compare the number of
vanilla cones sold with the number of cones sold in all.
2) Crystal collects shells. She has 14 pink shells and 36 white shells. Compare the number of pink shells with
the number of white shells.
3) Mrs. Richardson gave a math test to her students. There were 12 addition problems and 9 subtraction
problems. Compare the number of subtraction problems with the total amount of problems.
4) There are 16 flowers in a vase. Some are red, and 6 are white. Compare the number of red flowers with
the total flowers in the vase.
Directions for questions 5–8: Explain what the ratio means in words. Write whether the ratio is a
part‑to‑part, part‑to‑whole, or whole‑to‑whole comparison.
5) Missy wrote the ratio 5 to 30 to compare the number of oranges with the total amount of fruit. Explain
your thinking.
6) Rose wrote the ratio 2:3 to compare the number of boys with the number of girls in her homeroom.
6
7) John wrote the ratio _
to compare the number of chapter books with the number of picture books on
21
his bookshelf.
8) Louise wrote the ratio 5:20 to compare the number of pigs on her farm with the number of pigs on her
neighbor’s farm.
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Mixed Practice
2
9) What is an equivalent fraction for _
?
10
10) What is the GCF of 20 and 50?
10
2
11) _
4_
5
7
3
12) Use , , or 5 to compare.
|– 14| ________ 13
Word Problem
13) Sarah surveyed 100 students at her school. She found that 64 of them prefer the new chocolate pudding
in the cafeteria over the old. Write her findings as a ratio in simplest terms. Describe your ratio in words.
For the Guide on the Side
Today your student learned to write ratios. A ratio is a comparison of two related quantities. They can have
the same or different units of measure. They can also express different types of relationships: part to whole,
part to part, and whole to whole. We write ratios in words, with a colon, or as fractions. Fractions are a
special kind of ratio that compares parts to wholes.
Your student should be able to answer these questions about ratios:
1) How do you read this ratio?
2) What does this ratio mean?
3) Does this number represent a part or the whole? How do you know?
4) This is a part‑to‑part ratio. What part‑to‑whole ratio could you write to represent the same information?
Here are some ideas to work on writing ratios with your student:
1) Write ratios to describe items around your home (fruits to vegetables, males to females, minutes of a TV
show to minutes of commercials, etc.).
2) Survey family and friends about their likes and dislikes, and write ratios to describe your findings. For
example, 7 out of 10 of my classmates like the new school mascot better than the old one.
3) Use Khan Academy to review ratios.
www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/basic‑ratios‑proportions/v/introduction‑to‑ratios‑new‑hd‑version
4) Use Khan Academy to practice writing ratios.
www.khanacademy.org/math/cc‑sixth‑grade‑math/cc‑6th‑ratios‑prop‑topic/cc‑6th‑describing‑ratios/v/
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1
1) 1:3, _
, 1 to 3
3
7
2) 7:18, _
, 7 to 18
18
3
3) 3:7, _
, 3 to 7
7
5
4) 5:8, _
, 5 to 8
8
5) Possible explanation: The ratio means that 5 pieces of fruit out of all 30 pieces of fruit are oranges.
This is a part‑to‑whole comparison because it compares the oranges with all the fruit. I used TLM #2 to
translate the ratio into words. I had to pay attention to what each number represents and think about
the relationship between the numbers. Here the number of oranges is part of the whole number of
pieces of fruit.
6) Possible explanation: The ratio means that for every 2 boys, there are 3 girls in her homeroom. This
is a part‑to‑part comparison. It compares the number of boys with the number of girls. The number 2
describes the boys because it is written first in the ratio.
7) Possible explanation: The ratio means that for every 6 chapter books, there are 21 picture books.
This is a part‑to‑part comparison. It compares the number of chapter books with the number of picture
books. The number 6 describes the chapter books because it is written first in the ratio.
8) Possible explanation: The ratio means that for every 5 pigs on Louise’s farm, there are 20 on her
neighbor’s farm. This is a whole‑to‑whole comparison. It compares the number of pigs on two different
farms. The number 5 describes the pigs at Louise’s farm because it is written first in the ratio.
Mixed Practice
4
9) Possible answer: _
20
10) 10
1
11) 2 _
7
12) |– 14|  13
Word Problem
16
13) _
, 16:25, or 16 to 25. 16 classmates out of every 25 classmates prefer the new chocolate pudding over
25
the old chocolate pudding.
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Directions for questions 1–4: Use the tables to answer each question.
1) Fill in the information missing from the table for Patty’s fruit dip.
Patty’s Fruit Dip
cream cheese
(ounces)
Tina’s Fruit Dip
marshmallow
crème
(ounces)
cream cheese
(ounces)
marshmallow
crème
(ounces)
2
5
30
4
10
60
12
30
75
16
40
8
16
2) If Patty uses 32 ounces of cream cheese, how many ounces of fruit dip will she make in all?
3) If both Patty and Tina make 56 ounces of fruit dip, who will use more cream cheese?
4) If both Patty and Tina use 30 ounces of marshmallow crème, who will make less fruit dip in all? Explain
your thinking.
Directions for questions 5–8: Use the tables to answer each question.
5) Fill in the information missing from the table for Aisha’s purple dye mix.
Aisha’s purple dye mix
red
(drops)
blue
(drops)
6
12
Reese’s purple dye mix
red
(drops)
blue
(drops)
2
6
18
3
9
36
4
12
5
15
30
6) If Aisha uses 24 drops of red, how many more drops of blue than red does she need?
7)
If both Aisha and Reese make 30 drops of purple dye, who will use less blue? Explain your answer.
8)
If both Aisha and Reese use 3 drops of red, who will make more purple dye?
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Challenge
3
9) Manju mixed in 1_
cups of milk for every 1 cup of oatmeal. How much milk does he need if he is using
4
1
_
cup of oatmeal?
2
Manju’s oatmeal
oatmeal
(cups)
milk
(cups)
1
_
?
1
3
1_
2
1
3_
4
7
10
1
17_
2
4
2
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1)
Patty’s Fruit Dip
cream cheese
(ounces)
marshmallow
crème
(ounces)
8
15
16
30
32
60
40
75
2) Patty will make 92 ounces of fruit dip.
3) Patty will use more cream cheese.
4) Tina will make less fruit dip.
Possible explanation: I used the ratio information in the table and added the cream cheese and
marshmallow crème to find the total ounces of fruit dip. I made sense of the ratio information in the
table before I solved the problem (TLM #1). I saw that Tina and Patty use different ratios for their dips
because 8:15 doesn’t simplify to 2:5. So I had to look at where both Tina and Patty used 30 ounces of
marshmallow crème to find how many ounces of dip they each made in all.
5)
Aisha’s purple dye mix
red
(drops)
blue
(drops)
6
9
12
18
24
36
30
45
6) Aisha will need 12 more drops of blue.
7) Aisha will use less blue dye.
Possible explanation: If both Aisha and Reese use 9 drops of blue, Aisha will make 15 drops of
purple, and Reese will make 12 drops of purple. Reese will need to use more than 9 drops of blue dye to
make more than 12 drops of purple dye.
8) Reese will make more purple dye.
7
9) Manju will need _
cup of milk.
8
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If both Ms. Anderson and Ms. Kraft have 20 students in their classes, which teacher will need fewer folders?
Ms. Anderson’s School Supplies
Ms. Kraft’s School Supplies
number of students
number of folders
number of students
number of folders
4
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5
4
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number of folders
number of students
number of folders
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Quick Look
Vocabulary words introduced in this cycle:
ratio, equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern
Today we learned to find equivalent ratios. Equivalent ratios are two or more ratios that describe the same
comparison. You can find equivalent ratios the same way you find equivalent fractions—multiply or divide
both parts of the ratio by the same number. One way to find equivalent ratios is to use a ratio table.
Watermelons for Picnic
How many guests would
be at the picnic if there
are 8 watermelons?
2
number of
guests
[
When there are 4 3 2 5 8
watermelons, then there are
10 3 2 5 20 guests.
number of
watermelons
5
2
10
4
] 2
8
Ratio tables are also helpful to compare two ratios:
Watermelons for Picnic
Watermelons for Brunch
number of
guests
number of
watermelons
number of
guests
number of
watermelons
5
2
4
1
10
4
8
2
20
8
20
5
By looking at the table, we can see that if there are 20 guests, you will need more watermelons for the picnic
than for the brunch. You can also see that if there are 2 watermelons, you will feed more guests with it at the
brunch than at the picnic.
Directions for questions 1–4: Use the tables to answer each question.
1) Fill in the missing information from the table for Ms. Lin’s class.
Geoboards for Ms. Lin’s class
Geoboards for Mr. Mark’s class
number of
students
number of
geoboards
number of
students
number of
geoboards
4
3
6
3
8
6
18
9
24
12
30
15
16
18
2) If Ms. Lin has 12 students, how many geoboards does she need?
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3) If both Ms. Lin and Mr. Mark have 48 students in their classes, which teacher needs more geoboards?
4) If Ms. Lin and Mr. Mark have 12 geoboards each, how many students do they have in all?
Directions for questions 5–8: Use the tables to answer each question.
5) Fill in the missing information from the table showing Jerry’s punch recipe.
Jerry’s Punch
Della’s Punch
raspberry
juice
(ounces)
lemonade
(ounces)
raspberry
juice
(ounces)
lemonade
(ounces)
1
15
2
10
30
3
15
10
4
20
20
6
30
6) If Jerry uses 45 ounces of lemonade, how much raspberry juice will he use?
7) If both Jerry and Della use 2 ounces of raspberry juice, who will make more punch?
8) If both Jerry and Della use 90 ounces of lemonade, who will use more raspberry juice? Explain
your thinking.
Mixed Practice
9) Divide.
6.512 4 1.44 5
13
1
10) Is _
closest to 0, _
, or 1?
79
2
11) Nicki wrote the ratio 12:42 to compare the number of minutes she ran with the number of minutes she
walked during her workout. Explain in your own words what the ratio means.
12) Order the numbers from least to greatest.
4
1.501, 1.055, 1_
9
Word Problem
13) The ratio of girls to boys at Park Middle School is 8:9. How many boys are in the school if there are 340
students in total?
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Today your student learned to find equivalent ratios. Equivalent ratios are two or more ratios that describe the
same comparison. We found equivalent ratios the same way we found equivalent fractions—by multiplying
or dividing both parts of the ratio by the same number. Making ratio tables is a useful tool to organize
equivalent ratios. This way, we can also compare different quantities in two different ratios.
Your student should be able to answer these questions about finding equivalent ratios:
1) How do you know the ratios are equivalent?
2) How did you find the number(s) missing from the table?
3) If the whole/part of this ratio is x, what do you estimate the whole/part of this equivalent ratio to be?
4) What do you notice when you compare these two ratios?
Here are some ideas to work with finding equivalent ratios:
1) Select a recipe, and find how much of each ingredient you need to make different amounts of the recipe.
For example, how much sugar do you need to make half a batch of cookies? How much do you need for
three batches of cookies?
2) Find the price for two different brands of one product. Create a ratio table to compare how much
different amounts of the products cost. If you compare the same amount of product, which brand is
cheaper? If you spend the same amount of money, which brand gives you more product?
3) Use Khan Academy to review equivalent ratios:
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1)
Geoboards for Ms. Lin’s class
number of
students
number of
geoboards
4
3
8
6
16
12
24
18
2) Ms. Lin needs 9 geoboards.
3) Ms. Lin needs more geoboards.
4) Ms. Lin and Mr. Mark have 40 students in all.
5)
Jerry’s Punch
raspberry juice
(ounces)
lemonade
(ounces)
1
15
2
30
10
150
20
300
6) Jerry will use 3 ounces of raspberry juice.
7) Jerry will make more punch.
8) Della will need more raspberry juice.
Possible explanation: Jerry uses 2 ounces of raspberry juice for every 30 ounces of lemonade. If he
uses 2 3 30 5 60 ounces of lemonade, he will need 2 3 2 5 4 ounces of raspberry juice. Della uses
6 ounces of raspberry juice for every 30 ounces of lemonade. If she makes 2 3 30 5 60 ounces of
lemonade, she will need 2 3 6 5 12 ounces of raspberry juice. I used TLM practice #4 and used the table
as a math model to help me find equivalent ratios.
Mixed Practice
13
10) _
is closest to 0.
9) 4.52
79
11) Possible answer: This ratio means for every 12 minutes that Nicki ran during her workout, she walked
for 42 minutes. The number 12 describes the number of minutes Nicki ran because it is the first number
in the ratio.
4
12) 1.055, 1 _
, 1.501
9
Word Problem
13) There are 180 boys in Park Middle School.
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1) It cost Rosemary $6.68 for 4 pounds of apples.
a.
What is the rate that Rosemary paid for the apples? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit price to describe the price Rosemary paid for 1 pound of apples.
2) Nico was paid $47 for mowing 4 lawns.
a.
At what rate was Nico paid to mow the lawns? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how much Nico was paid for mowing 1 lawn.
3) Deepa drove 910 miles in 14 hours.
a.
What is Deepa’s driving rate? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how far Deepa drove in 1 hour.
4) Orisa bought a 12 pack of soda for $5.76.
a.
What is the rate Orisa paid for 12 sodas? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit price to describe how much Orisa paid for one soda.
5) Phillip drove his truck 340 miles on 20 gallons of gas.
a.
At what rate did Phillip’s truck use gas? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how far Phillip’s truck can go on 1 gallon of gas.
6) Daniel read a 125‑page book in 75 minutes.
a.
Write a rate that describes how many pages Daniel read. Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate describes the number of pages Daniel read in 1 minute.
15 sit‑ups
1 minute
7) Michaela does sit‑ups at a rate of __. Explain how many sit‑ups Michaela will do in 2 minutes and
3 minutes and what the rate means in words.
8) Cory bought 22 baseball cards for $4.18. Explain what the rate means in words.
Challenge
9) Yen bought a 4‑pack of yogurt for $3.68. Each of the 4 containers has 4.6 ounces of yogurt. Write the
unit price to describe the price per ounce of yogurt.
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1) a.
$6.68
4 pounds
$6.68 per 4 pounds; __
$1.67
pound
b. $1.67 per pound, or __
2) a.
$47
4 lawns
$47 per 4 lawns; __
$11.75
lawn
b. $11.75 per lawn, or __
3) a.
910 miles
910 miles per 14 hours; __
14 hours
65 miles
b. 65 miles per hour, or __
hour
4) a.
$5.76
12 sodas
$5.76 per 12 sodas; __
$0.48
soda
b. $0.48 per soda, or _
5) a.
340 miles
340 miles per 20 gallons; __
20 gallons
17 miles
b. 17 miles per gallon, or __
gallon
6) a.
125 pages
75 minutes
125 pages per 75 minutes; or __
1.667 pages
minute
b. 1.667 pages per minute, or __
7) Possible explanation: This is a unit rate, so for every 1 minute, Michaela does 15 sit‑ups. In 2 minutes,
she will do 30 sit‑ups. In 3 minutes, she will do 45 sit‑ups.
8) Possible explanation: Cory paid $4.18 for every 22 baseball cards. If he bought 11 baseball cards, he
would pay $2.09, and if he bought 66 baseball cards, he would pay $12.54.
$0.20
9) The yogurt cost $0.20 per ounce, or _
ounce .
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JD was paid $45 for babysitting for 5 hours. What was JD’s rate of pay? Write a unit rate to describe how
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Quick Look
Vocabulary words introduced in this cycle:
ratio, equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern
Today we learned to write rates and unit rates. Rates are a type of ratio that compares two different units of
measure. Unit rates are a type of rate that compares a quantity to 1 unit of another measure.
For example:
Leslie pays $2.68 for every 4 pounds of bananas.
$2.68
4 pounds
The rate: __, or $2.68 for every 4 pounds.
To find the unit rate, or the cost for 1 pound, we divide the parts of the rate by 4:
$2.68 _
$0.67
44
__
5 __, or $0.67 per pound.
4 pounds 4 4
pound
1) Mr. Jay paid $99 for 10 hours of work.
a.
At what rate did Mr. Jay pay for work? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how much Mr. Jay paid for 1 hour of work.
2) It took Regina 4 minutes to complete 2 homework problems.
a.
At what rate does Regina complete homework problems? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how long it takes Regina to do 1 homework problem.
3) Simon ran 13 miles in 104 minutes.
a.
At what rate did Simon run? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write the unit rate to describe how far Simon ran in 1 minute.
4) It took Adia 27 minutes to read 2 chapters. Use a ratio to describe her rate. How long would it take her
to read 4 chapters? Explain your thinking.
5) Antonio paid $3.18 for 1 gallon of milk. Explain what the rate means in words.
Mixed Practice
6) Write an integer to describe a withdrawal of $50 from a bank account.
7) Multiply.
5
6
_
3_
5
12
10
8) Find the least common multiple of 8 and 14.
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9) Use mental math to find the product.
940 3 8
Word Problem
10) It cost Abby $345 to stay in a hotel for 3 nights. Write a unit rate to describe how much it cost her per
night. Explain your thinking.
For the Guide on the Side
Today your student learned to write rates and unit rates. Rates are a type of ratio that compares two different
units of measure. Unit rates are a type of rate that compares a quantity to 1 unit of another measure. Rates
and unit rates can be written as a ratio or in words using per (meaning for each or for every).
To find a unit rate, of miles per hour for example, divide both the number of miles and the number of hours
by the number of hours to get the number of miles per 1 hour. Because we are dividing both parts of the
rate by the same number, we are finding an equivalent rate. Later in the cycle, we will find unit rates to solve
more complex problems.
Your student should be able to answer the following questions about writing rates and unit rates:
1) What does this rate/unit rate mean?
2) How can you tell that this is a rate/unit rate?
3) How do you write the rate/unit rate? Why?
4) How did you find this rate/unit rate?
Here are some ideas to work with solving unit rate problems:
1) Time your student or another person doing some task. Write a rate to describe what was done and how
long it took to do it. Then, find a unit rate to describe the task. For example, I washed 15 dishes in 5
minutes, so I wash 15 dishes per 5 minutes, or 5 dishes per minute.
2) Look at a grocery store flier. Write a rate to describe the price for a certain amount of one item. Then,
find a unit price for that item. For example, orange marmalade costs $4.49 for 13 ounces, so it costs
$4.49 per 13 ounces, or $0.35 per ounce.
3) Use Khan Academy to review finding unit rates and unit prices:
www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/basic‑ratios‑proportions/v/finding‑unit‑prices
www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/basic‑ratios‑proportions/v/finding‑unit‑rates
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1) a.
$99
10 hours
$99 per 10 hours; __
$9.90
hour
b. $9.90 per hour, or _
2) a.
4 minutes
4 minutes per 2 problems; __
2 problems
2 minutes
b. 2 minutes per problem, or __
problem
3) a.
13 miles
13 miles per 104 minutes; __
104 minutes
0.125 mile
b. 0.125 mile per minute, or __
minute
4) Adia’s rate is 2 chapters:27 minutes, and it would take her 54 minutes to read 4 chapters. To find how
long it would take Adia to read 4 chapters, I doubled her rate. I used TLM #6 to accurately and precisely
determine her reading rate and how long it would take to read 4 chapters.
5) Possible explanation: Every 1 gallon of milk costs $3.18. At that rate, it costs $6.36 for 2 gallons
of milk.
6)
– $50
1
7) _
4
8) 56
9) 7,520
$115
night
10) It costs Abby $115 per night, or _, to stay in the hotel.
Possible explanation: Abby paid $345 for 3 nights in a hotel. To find out how much she paid for 1
night, I divided both parts of the ratio by 3.
$345 _
$115
43
__
5_
3 nights 43
night
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1) Mason rode his bike 13 miles in 80 minutes. Olivia rode her bike 15 miles in 120 minutes. Who travels at
a slower rate? Explain your thinking.
2) Tyler is buying frozen treats for the school picnic. He is choosing between Sam’s Grocery, where the treats
are 15 for $1.65, and the Jewel Market, where they are 25 for $2.25. Which store has the better price?
3) Henry reads 20 pages in 10 minutes. Rotha reads 30 pages in 12 minutes. Who reads at a quicker rate?
4) A 4‑ounce strawberry yogurt contains 80 calories, and a 6‑ounce peach yogurt contains 130 calories.
Which flavor has fewer calories per ounce? Explain your thinking.
5) The cost of ribbon at Yarn World is $0.83 for 3 yards. The same ribbon is $2.64 for 12 yards at Deals.
Which store has a higher price for the ribbon?
6) It takes Hasanna 23 days to knit 3 sweaters and Luther 64 days to knit 9 sweaters. Who knits sweaters at
a quicker rate?
7) Joseph answered 10 multiplication problems in 80 seconds, and Khristina answered 8 multiplication
problems in 48 seconds. Who completes problems at a faster rate?
8) Jim drove 1,700 miles in 29 hours, and Kara drove 3,400 miles in 56 hours. Who drives at a slower rate?
Challenge
9) Contestant A swam 7.5 laps in 12 minutes, contestant B swam 10.5 laps in 17 minutes, and contestant
C swam 5 laps in 9 minutes. Who had the fastest swimming rate?
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1) Olivia travels at a slower rate.
Possible explanation: I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as written because the miles and
minutes were all different. So I multiplied to find equivalent rates that I could compare (TLM #2). I chose
to find how far they each travel in 240 minutes, which made it clear that Olivia goes slower.
13 miles
39 miles
3
Mason: __
3_
5 __
80 minutes
3
240 minutes
15 miles
2
30 miles
Olivia: __
3_
5 __
120 minutes
2
240 minutes
Then, I compared the distances traveled in 240 minutes for both rates.
39 miles
__
30 miles
 __
240 minutes
240 minutes
So Olivia traveled at a slower rate.
2) Jewel Market has the better price.
3) Rotha reads at a quicker rate.
4) The strawberry yogurt has fewer calories per ounce.
Possible explanation: I found how many calories are in 2 ounces of each yogurt because 2 is the GCF
of 4 and 6.
80 calories
40 calories
2
strawberry yogurt: __
4_
5 __
4 ounces
2
2 ounces
130 calories
43.3 calories
3
peach yogurt: __
4_
5 __
6 ounces
3
2 ounces
I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as written because the ounces and calories were all different.
So I divided to get the GCF to find equivalent rates that I could compare (TLM #2). I chose to find the
number of calories in 2 ounces of each kind of yogurt. That made it clear that strawberry has fewer
calories per ounce.
5) Yarn World has a higher price.
6) Luther knits at a quicker rate.
7) Khristina completes problems at a faster rate.
8) Jim drives at a slower rate.
9) Contestant A had the fastest swimming rate.
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Quick Look
Vocabulary words introduced in this cycle:
ratio, equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern
Today we learned how to compare rates. For example:
It costs $5.60 for a 28‑ounce container of peanut butter, but it costs Jen $0.60 to make 4 ounces of
peanut butter. Which peanut butter is cheaper?
To compare rates, find an equivalent rate so one of the units in both of the rates has the same quantity. You
can use common factors and common multiples to compare. In this example, 4 is the GCF of 4 and 28.
Store‑bought
47
[
$0.80
4 ounces
$5.80
28 ounces
Homemade
] 47
$0.60
4 ounces
$0.80 for 4 ounces  $0.60 for 4 ounces. Jen can make her own peanut butter for less than she can buy the
store‑bought kind.
You can always use unit rates to compare because one of the units will have a quantity of 1. Let’s find how
much 1 ounce of peanut butter costs for each type.
Store‑bought
Homemade
$5.60
$0.20
28
__
4_5_
ounce
28 ounces
28
$0.60
$0.15
4
__
4_5_
ounce
4 ounces
4
$0.20 per ounce  $0.15 an ounce. We got the same answer either way.
Directions for questions 1–6: Compare the two rates.
1) Ade and Rachel checked their heartbeats. Ade’s heart beat 37 times in 15 seconds, and Rachel’s beat 124
times in 1 minute. Who had a faster heartbeat?
2) Team Cure ran 27 miles in 261 minutes. Team Speedster ran 13.5 miles in 117 minutes. Which team ran
at a faster speed?
3) Betty makes 80 donuts in one hour. Andre makes 64 donuts in 40 minutes. Who can make donuts at a
quicker rate? Explain your thinking.
4) A red game spinner makes 32 revolutions in 19 seconds. A blue game spinner makes 24 revolutions in
13 seconds. Which color spinner is faster?
5) A 6‑ounce steak costs $5.58, and a 10‑ounce steak costs $8.90. Which steak is the better buy? Explain
your thinking.
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6) 3 slices of sausage pizza cost $3.90, and 4 slices of vegetable pizza cost $4.50. Which type of pizza costs
less per slice?
Mixed Practice
7) Subtract.
8.209  4.13 5
8) Convert to an improper fraction:
4
2_
5
6
9) Divide.
5
8
_
4_5
24
15
10) Order these numbers from least to greatest:
6
2_
, 2.09, 2.538
15
Word Problem
11) Harper’s family eats 5 boxes of cereal in 3 days. Owen’s family eats 9 boxes of cereal in 5 days. Which
family will need to buy more cereal in one month? Explain your thinking.
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Today we learned how to compare rates. To compare rates, one of the units in both of the rates needs to
have the same quantity. If Selena drives 10 miles in 25 minutes and Avis drives 15 miles in 30 minutes, it is
difficult to see who travels at a faster speed. If we find equivalent rates, we can see that it takes Avis a shorter
amount of time to travel the same distance as Selena, so Avis travels at a faster speed.
10 miles
30 miles
Selena: __
5 __
25 minutes
75 minutes
15 miles
30 miles
Avis: __
5 __
30 minutes
60 minutes
Students can use what they already know about equivalent ratios to compare. This is similar to finding
common denominators to compare fractions.
Your student should be able to answer these questions about comparing rates:
1) How did you compare these rates?
2) How do you know these rates are equivalent?
3) Is there another way you could have compared these rates?
Here are some ideas to work with comparing rates with your student:
1) Sometimes, grocery and convenience stores do not give you the unit price to help you compare the price
of their products. Compare products that do not give the unit prices to find which one is cheaper per
volume and/or weight.
2) Guess how fast your heart beats in 60 seconds. Then, place two fingers on your wrist or neck, and
count how many beats you feel in 10 seconds. Was your guess faster or slower than the heartbeat
you measured?
3) Use Khan Academy to review finding the unit price and unit rate.
www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/basic‑ratios‑proportions/v/finding‑unit‑rates
www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/basic‑ratios‑proportions/v/finding‑unit‑prices
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1) Ade has a faster heartbeat.
2) Team Speedster ran faster.
3) Andre can make donuts at a quicker rate.
Possible explanation: 10 is a factor of 60 and 40, so I used it to compare the rates.
80 donuts
13.3 donuts
6
Betty: __
4 _ 5 __
60 minutes
6
10 minutes
64 donuts
16 donuts
4
Andre: __
4 _ 5 __
40 minutes
4
10 minutes
16 donuts  13.3 donuts, so Andre makes donuts faster. I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as
written because the donuts and minutes were all different. So I used TLM practice #2 and divided to get
the GCF to find equivalent rates that I could compare.
4) The blue spinner is faster.
5) The 10‑ounce steak is the better buy.
6) The vegetable pizza costs less per slice.
Possible explanation: I found the unit cost of 1 slice of pizza to compare the rates.
$3.90
3 slices
$1.30
slice
$4.50
4 slices
3
sausage: __ 4 _
5_
3
$1.13
slice
4
vegetable: __ 4 _
5_
4
$1.13  $1.30, so the vegetable pizza costs less per slice. I knew that I couldn’t compare the rates as
written because the cost and number of slices were all different. So I used TLM practice #2 and divided to
get the GCF to find equivalent rates that I could compare.
Mixed Practice
7) 4.079
8
8) _
25
9) _
6
10) 2.09, 2_
, 2.538
3
15
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11) Owen’s family will need to buy more cereal in one month. First I made equivalent rates with 15 in the
denominator because it is the LCM of 3 and 5.
5 boxes
25 boxes
5
Harper’s family: __
3 _ 5 __
3 days
5
15 days
9 boxes
27 boxes
3
Owen’s family: __
3 _ 5 __
5 days
3
15 days
Then, I compared the number of boxes eaten in 15 days. 27 boxes is more cereal eaten than 25 boxes,
so Owen’s family eats boxes of cereal at a faster rate. If his family eats more cereal than Harper’s family
in 15 days, his family will still eat more than Harper’s in a month. I knew that I couldn’t compare the
rates as written because the boxes and number of days were all different. So I used TLM practice #2 and
multiplied to get the LCM to find equivalent rates that I could compare.
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1) Evan is building a tower with plastic cups. The first layer has 36 cups, the second layer has 32 cups, and
the third layer has 28 cups. If his tower continues like this, how many layers of cups will Evan have?
2) Eli walks his dog for 2.75 minutes on Sunday, 5.5 minutes on Monday, and 11 minutes on Tuesday. If he
continues walking his dog like this, how many minutes will they walk on Friday?
3) Jill is trying to get her baby to go to sleep earlier at night. She puts her to bed at 8:30 p.m. on Monday,
8:15 p.m. on Tuesday, and 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. If she continues like this, how much earlier will the
baby go to bed on Saturday than on Monday?
4) A fisherman goes crabbing at the end of the crab season. The first morning he catches 128 crabs,
the second morning he catches 64 crabs, and the third morning he catches 32 crabs. If the crabbing
continues this way, how many crabs will he catch on the sixth morning?
5) A zoo watched its attendance each month. In January, it had 1,126 visitors, in February, it had 1,251
visitors, and in March, it had 1,376 visitors. How many more visitors will the zoo have in May than
in January?
6) Michelle’s charity raised $1,300 in the first year, $1,450 in the second year, and $1,600 in the third year.
If her charity continues to raise money like this, how much money will she raise in all by the fifth year?
1
1
7) Zaki is studying for his math test that is Friday morning. He studied _
hour on Monday night, _
hour on
4
2
3
Tuesday night, and _
hour on Wednesday night. If he continues to study like this, how many hours total
4
will he study for the test?
8) Mr. Adams washed 42 cars on Monday, 35 cars on Tuesday, and 28 cars on Wednesday. If he continues
like this, when will Mr. Adams have a day that he won’t have any cars to wash?
Challenge
9) Create a word problem that can be solved by finding a pattern. Create a table, and solve the problem.
Then, have your teammates solve the problem you created.
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1) Evan will have 9 layers of cups.
2) They will walk for 88 minutes on Friday.
3) The baby will go to bed 1 hour and 15 minutes earlier.
4) On the sixth morning, he will catch only 4 crabs.
5) The zoo will have 500 more visitors in May than January.
6) The charity will raise $8,000 in all.
7) Zaki will study for a total of 2 hours and 30 minutes.
8) Mr. Adams will not have to wash any cars on Sunday.
9) Answers will vary.
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Vocabulary words introduced in this cycle:
ratio, equivalent ratios, rate, per, unit rate, unit price, pattern
Today we learned to look for patterns to solve word problems. For example:
Ameen is trying to shorten the time it takes to do his chores. In week one, he finished them in 194 minutes.
In week two, he finished them in 190 minutes. In week three, he finished them in 186 minutes. If he keeps
going like this, by how many fewer minutes will it take him to do chores in week seven than in week one?
Week
one
two
three
four
five
six
seven
Minutes to
do Chores
194
190
186
182
178
174
170
If the problem looks like it has a pattern, create a table for the given information. At least 3 pieces of
information are needed to determine a pattern. In this problem, the pattern is that Ameen shortens his time
each week by 4 minutes. Next, fill in the table to find how long it takes Ameen to do his chores in week
seven, 170 minutes. Finally, solve. It took him 194 minutes to do his chores on week one. The difference in
time between these two weeks is 194  170 5 24 minutes. So Ameen takes 24 fewer minutes to complete
his chores in week seven than week one.
Directions for questions 1–6: Solve.
1) In Ramblebrook, it snowed 91.8 inches in December, 30.6 inches in January, and 10.2 inches in February.
If it continues snowing like this, how many inches total will the town get between the months of
December and March?
2) Rhonda does 5 sit‑ups on day one, 10 sit‑ups on day two, and 20 sit‑ups on day three. If she keeps doing
sit‑ups like this, how many will she do on day seven?
3) The height of Mrs. Robbin’s tree was 5.23 inches the first year. It was 8.36 inches tall the second year,
and 11.49 inches tall the third year. If it continues to grow like this, how much taller will it be in the
seventh year than in the first year?
4) A pancake house served 250 pancakes on Sunday, 235 pancakes on Monday, and 220 pancakes on
Tuesday. If the restaurant continues to serve pancakes like this, on what day will it serve 160 pancakes?
5) Leah’s garden grew 21 tomatoes the first summer, 42 tomatoes the second summer, and 84 tomatoes
the third summer. If her garden continues to produce like this, how many tomatoes will grow the
sixth summer?
6) Will hiked 48 minutes on day one, 56 minutes on day two, and 1 hour and 4 minutes on day three. If he
continues like this, how many minutes in all will he hike for seven days?
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7) Divide.
21
5,258 5
8) Multiply.
2.25 3 6.9 5
9) Write a ratio in three ways. Be sure to write the ratio in simplest form.
Alisha wrote the ratio 5 to 25 to compare the number of pennies in her pocket with the number of
pennies in her piggy bank.
10) Ferdinand ran 2 miles in 19.5 minutes. Felicia ran 3 miles in 27.25 minutes. Who ran at a faster rate?
Word Problem
11) Alex set up a phone tree to let people know when baseball games are rained out. During the first round,
3 people are called. During the second round, 9 people are called, and during the third round, 27 people
are called. How many people total are called after 5 rounds of the phone tree? Explain your thinking.
For the Guide on the Side
Today your student learned to solve problems by looking for a pattern. Sometimes there is a pattern we
can use to solve a word problem. Patterns can be used to organize the data in the problem and to make
predictions about future data. First, we organize the data into a table to determine the pattern. (At least
three pieces of data are needed to establish a pattern.) Then, we fill out the table and use the information in
it to solve the problem.
Your student should be able to answer these questions when looking for patterns:
1) What is the question asking?
2) What pattern did you find? How did you find the pattern?
3) How did you use your table to find the answer?
4) Does this pattern continue forever? Why do you think that?
5) Where do we find patterns in our schools, homes, or town?
Here’s an idea to look for patterns at home with your student:
Where do we find patterns in our homes, schools, or towns? Record your pattern. Can you use this
information to predict an event that will happen in the future?
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1) It will snow 136 inches.
2) Rhonda will do 320 sit‑ups on day seven.
3) It will be 18.78 inches taller in year seven than in year one.
4) The restaurant will serve 160 pancakes on Saturday.
5) The garden will produce 672 tomatoes in the sixth summer.
6) He will hike for 504 minutes.
Mixed Practice
7) 250.381 or 250 R8
8) 15.525
1
9) 1:5, 1 to 5, _
5
10) Felicia ran at a faster rate.
Word Problem
11) 363 people are called after 5 rounds.
Possible explanation: I used TLM practice #7 and found a pattern in the problem, which helped me
determine how many people would be called in each round. The pattern is that in each subsequent
round, 3 times more people are called. So I found the number called in each round and then added
together the numbers for rounds 1–5 to answer the question.
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Directions for questions 1 and 2: Write a ratio in simplest form in three different ways.
1) 61 out of the 81 sixth graders take the bus to school. Compare the sixth graders who take the bus with
the sixth graders who do not take the bus.
2) Jack’s Furniture Store sold 84 chairs and 34 beds last month. Compare the chairs sold with the total
number of items sold.
Directions for questions 3 and 4: Explain what the ratio means in words. Write whether the ratio is a
part‑to‑part, part‑to‑whole, or whole‑to‑whole comparison.
3) Marty compared the dogs with all the pets in the store: 5:12.
4) June compared the number of slices of mushroom pizza with the number of slices of pepperoni pizza:
37:12.
Directions for questions 5–7: Use the ratio tables to answer the following questions.
Marie’s Fruit Punch
cups of
cranberry
juice
Sal’s Fruit Punch
cups of
pineapple
juice
cups of
cranberry
juice
5
1
4
6
cups of
pineapple
juice
2
15
25
6
12
5
5) Fill in the information missing from the tables.
6) If both Sal and Marie use 4 cups of cranberry juice, who will have less juice in all?
7) If both Sal and Marie make 56 cups of fruit punch, who will use more pineapple juice? Explain
your thinking.
8) Sue drove 180 miles in 3 hours.
a.
What was Sue’s driving rate? Write the rate in words and as a ratio.
b. Write a unit rate to describe how far Sue could drive in 1 hour.
Directions for questions 9 and 10: Explain what the rate means in words.
9) 528 calories per 4 servings of blueberry oatmeal
10) Gina types at a rate of 36 words/minute.
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Directions for questions 11–13: Solve.
11) There are 3 loaves of bread at a table with 12 people and 6 loaves at a table with 29 people. At which
table does each person get more bread?
12) A bag of Krazy Cat Food costs $10.00 for 4 pounds. A bag of Best Cat Food costs $12.00 for 5 pounds.
Which is the better deal? Explain your thinking.
13) Nick is doing push‑ups. The first day he does 10, the next day he does 14, and the day after that, he
does 18. If he continues his workout this way, how many push‑ups will he do on the tenth day? After the
tenth day, how many push‑ups will Nick have done in all?
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Lesson 1: Write ratios in three ways, and use ratio language. [20 pts]
61
1) 61:20, 61 to 20, _
[5 pts]
20
42
2) 42:59, 42 to 59, _
[5 pts]
59
3) Possible answer: This ratio means that 5 out of every 12 pets are dogs. This is a part‑to‑whole
comparison. It compares the number of dogs with the total number of pets in the stores. The number 5
describes the number of dogs because it is the first number in the ratio. [5 pts]
4) Possible answer: This ratio means that for every 37 slices of mushroom pizza, there are 12 slices of
pepperoni pizza. This is a part‑to‑part comparison. It compares part of the pizza with another part of the
pizza. The number 37 describes the mushroom slices because that is the first number in the ratio. [5 pts]
Lesson 2: Use tables to find equivalent ratios. [20 pts]
5)
Marie’s Fruit Punch
Sal’s Fruit Punch
cups of
cranberry
juice
cups of
pineapple
juice
cups of
cranberry
juice
cups of
pineapple
juice
2
5
1
3
4
10
2
6
6
15
4
12
10
25
5
15
[7 pts]
6) Marie will have less juice in all. [6 pts]
7) Sal will use more pineapple juice.
Possible explanation: Marie uses 5 cups of pineapple juice for every 7 cups of fruit punch. To make
56 cups of fruit punch (7 3 8), she will use 5 3 8, or 40, cups of pineapple juice. Sal uses 3 cups of
pineapple juice for every 4 cups of fruit punch. To make 56 cups of fruit punch (4 3 14), he will use
3 3 14, or 42, cups of pineapple juice. 42  40, so Sal will use more pineapple juice. [7 pts]
Lesson 3: Identify and write rates, and find unit rates. [20 pts]
8) a.
180 miles
180 miles per 3 hours; __
[4 pts]
3 hours
60 miles
b. 60 miles per hour; __
[4 pts]
hour
9) Possible explanation: For every 4 servings of oatmeal, there are 528 calories, so 2 servings would have
264 calories, and 8 servings would have 1,056 calories. [6 pts]
10) Possible explanation: This is a unit rate, so for every one minute, Gina types 36 words. If she types for
2 minutes, she can type 72 words. If she types for 3 minutes, she can type 108 words. [6 pts]
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Lesson 4: Compare rates in the context of real-world problems. [20 pts]
11) The 12‑person table gets more bread per person. [10 pts]
12) Best Cat Food is the better deal. [10 pts]
Possible explanation: I used the LCM of 4 and 5 to compare the cat food brands.
$10.00
4 pounds
$50.00
20 pounds
$12.00
5 pounds
5
Krazy Cat Food: __ 3 _
5 __
5
$48.00
20 pounds
4
Best Cat Food: __ 3 _
5 __
4
$48.00 for 20 pounds is cheaper than $50.00 for 20 pounds, so Best Cat Food is the better deal.
Lesson 5: Find a pattern to solve problems. [20 pts]
13) Nick will do 46 push‑ups on the tenth day. He will have done 280 push‑ups in all after the tenth day.
Day
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
# of
Push‑ups
10
14
18
22
26
30
34
38
42
46
Prep Points Analysis
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Question
Number
Core Objective
3
Write ratios in three ways, and use ratio language.
7
Use tables to find equivalent ratios.
9
Identify and write rates, and find unit rates.
11
Compare rates in the context of real‑world problems.
13
Find a pattern to solve problems.
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