A ratio is a relationship between two numbers by division.

Explain the difference between a fraction and a ratio, even though they are mathematically similar.

A fraction typically represents a part of a whole, while a ratio compares two different quantities or things.

Exploring Ratios

Name: Exploring Ratios
Author: Insta~Lesson

5th Grade · Math · 45 min· 6.rp.a.1

I can use ratios to describe relationships between two quantities.

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A ratio is used to show the relationship between two different things.
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A rate is a ratio that compares two quantities, where one of those quantities is related to time.
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A unit rate has a bottom number of 1, which makes it easier to compare different rates.

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