Ratio Graphing

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Isaiah wants to paint his room green. He is going to mix
the following amounts of yellow and blue paint. Graph
the points and then determine if it is proportional.

Yellow (x)

Blue (y)

1

3

2

5

3

7

4

9

Do the points connect in a straight line
through the origin?

Is it proportional? Explain.

​Do the points connect in a straight line through the origin?

Is it proportional?

For every shirt made 3 buttons are used. Create a
table showing buttons needed for making up to 5
shirts and then graph the points.

Shirts

1

2

3

4

5

Buttons

3

Do the points connect in a
straight line through the
origin?

Is it proportional?

For every cup of flour, 5 batches of cookies can be made.
Create a table to show how many batches of cookies can
be made from 5 cups of flour and then graph the points.

Batches of
cookies (x)

Flour (y)

5

1

2

3

4

5

Do the points connect
in a straight line
through the origin?

Is it proportional?

Every box of candy has 2 pieces of candy. Create a
table to show the amount of candy in 5 boxes and
then graph the points.

Box (x)

Candy (y)

1

2

3

4

5

Do the points connect in a
straight line through the
origin?

Is it proportional?

The slowest mammal on Earth is the
tree sloth. It moves at a speed of 6
feet per minute. Complete the table,
determine whether the number of feet
the sloth moves is proportional to the
number of minutes it moves, and
explain your reasoning.

Minutes (x)

Feet (y)

Do the points connect in a straight line through the
origin?

Is it proportional? Explain.

The table below shows the amount of pull-ups per
day T.J. can complete. Graph the points and then
determine if it is proportional.

Days (x)

Pullups (y)

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Do the points connect in a
straight line through the
origin?

Is it proportional?