Ratios and Unit Rates
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Ratios and Unit Rates
Ratios
Compare
the number of boys to girls in the
class.
The number of boys =
The number of girls =
If
we compare boys to girls we get
___ boys to ___girls.
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What
do we call a comparison between
two numbers???
RATIO
We
just found the RATIO of boys to
girls.
Is
the ratio of girls to boys the same?
No, when writing a ratio, ORDER matters
What is a ratio?
How many basketballs to footballs are there?
For every 4 basketballs there are 6 footballs.
The ratio is 4 to 6
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What are some other ways we can write the
ratio of basketballs to footballs???
4 to 6 First quantity to Second quantity
4:6
4
6
First quantity : Second quantity
First quantity divided by the
second quantity (as a fraction)
Every ratio can be written in these 3 ways!
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Careful…..Order
DOES matter in a ratio!
4 to 6 is NOT the same as 6 to 4!!!
4:6 is NOT the same as 6:4!!!
4 is NOT the same as 6
6
4
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Write the ratio of sandwiches to coke bottle in 3
different ways.
6:8 , 6 to 8, and 6
8
Since a fraction can be simplified, We can simplify the
ratio 6/8 to 3/4. The ratio of sandwiches to coke bottles
can also be expressed as 3 : 4 or 3 to 4.
In
other words, ratios can be simplified to form
equivalent ratios.
To write an equivalent ratio by
simplifying follow these steps:
Step
Example: 4 to 8 = 4
8
Step
1 - Write the ratio as a fraction
2 - Simplify the fraction
Example: 4 ÷ 4 = 1
8÷4 2
Step
3 - Write the equivalent ratio in the
same form as the question.
Example: 1 = 1 to 2
2
Equivalent Ratios
Equivalent
ratios can also be formed by
multiplying the ratio by any number.
For example, the ratio 2 : 3 can also be
written as:
• 4 : 6 (multiply original ratio by by 2)
• 6 : 9 (multiply original ratio by by 3)
• 8 : 12 (multiply original ratio by by 4)
Practice Problem
You
go to a party where the ratio of boys
to girls is 28 to 56. Express the ratio of
boys to girls in simplest form.
Explain what this ratio tells us.
Unit Rates
In
a ratio, if the numerator and denominator
are measured in different units then the ratio
is called a rate
A unit
rate is a rate per one given unit, like
60 miles per 1 hour.
To
change a rate into a unit rate, divide both
the numerator and denominator by the
number in the denominator.
Unit Rates Examples
Example:
75 miles= 75 mi ÷ 3 = 25 mi
3 hours
3 hr ÷ 3 1 hr
The
unit rate is 25 miles per hour
Unit Rates Examples
Example:
Find the unit rate…
Belinda biked 36 miles in 4 hours.
36 mi ÷ 4 = 9 mi
4 hr ÷ 4 1 hr
She
rode 9 miles per hour
Try one on your own…
Find
the unit rate. Joe scores 96 points in
8 games.
Kendra
spends $21 for 3 CD’s.