
Intro to Percents and Proportions
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Mathematics
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6th - 8th Grade
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Medium
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Standards-aligned
Nicole Gubbins
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23 Slides • 24 Questions
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Find the ratio of tacos to pizza?
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Find the ratio of burgers to tacos?
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1 min: Talk with your team and come up with another ratio!
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A) The ratio of dogs to cats is 4:6
B) The ratio of mice to cats is 2:4
C) The ratio of mice to dogs is 6:2
D) The ratio of cats to dogs is 4:6
E) The ratio of cats to all animals is 4:12
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Multiple Choice
Look at the picture to decide,
what is the ratio of boys to girls?
4:9
5:4
4:4
4:5
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Multiple Choice
Some people like ice cream in a cup, others like it on a cone!
Write the ratio of cups to cones. Pay attention to the order!
4:2
4:6
2:4
2:6
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Multiple Choice
This necklace has black, white, and orange beads.
What is the ratio of orange to white beads?
6:5
5:11
5:6
6:27
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Let's write the ratio of oranges to apples in three ways!
1) ___________
2) __________
3) __________
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Multiple Choice
There are 14 boys and 12 girls in the class.
All of the following show the ratio of boys to girls correctly, EXCEPT...
14:12
1214
14 to 12
14-12
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Fill in the Blanks
When Mrs. Belliveau is here, there are 2 teachers to 24 students in the class. We can write this as:
242 or 2 to 24
What is the third way to write this ratio?
Type answer...
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Multiple Choice
Which of the following figures is 60% shaded?
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Poll
How do you feel about Understanding Percents?
Great!
So-So
Confused
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Multiple Select
If you have 2 green apples and 5 red apples, which of the following would be a part to part ratio? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
2:5
2:7
5:2
7: 5
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Multiple Choice
There are three red flowers, two pink flowers, and one yellow flower. Which of the following shows a part to whole ratio?
3 red flowers to 1 yellow flower
1 yellow flower to 2 pink flowers
3 red flowers to 2 pink flowers
2 pink flowers to 6 total flowers
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Multiple Choice
We have 10 pepperoni pizzas
We also have 12 cheese pizzas.
Which of the following uses the correct ratio language for a PART to WHOLE ratio
For every 10 pepperoni pizzas there are 12 cheese pizzas.
For every 10 pepperoni pizzas there are 22 total pizzas
For every 12 pepperoni pizzas there are 10 cheese pizzas
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Poll
Learning Goal 1:
How do you feel about knowing the definition of a ratio?
Not Great,
I can't describe a ratio
I Feel Ok,
I can kinda explain it
I Feel Great,
I can explain the definition of a ratio!
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Poll
Learning Goal 2:
I can name the 3 ways to write a ratio
I do NOT know all three ways
I get most of them, but I need more practice!
I can DEFINITELY write a ratio in three different notations
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Learning Goal 3:
I can use ratio language and I know the difference between a part-to-part and a part-to-whole ratio
I had a lot of trouble with this!
I feel good, but need more pracitce!
I feel like this is easy!
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Multiple Choice
A percent is a ratio that compares a number to
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75
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100
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Multiple Choice
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Multiple Choice
In a class of 30 kids, 3 forgot to get their report cards signed. What percent is that?
3%
30%
10%
70%
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