Back to Tutor Intake Assessment: Understand the concept of a ratio

6.RP.A.1 Tutor Intake -- Understanding Ratios

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Grade 6·7 problems·~9 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-rp-a-1

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Concepts

A tray holds 6 apples and 2 oranges. Which statement describes the
RATIO of apples to oranges (not just how many more apples there are)?

There are 4 more apples than oranges.

There are 3 apples for every 1 orange.

There are 8 pieces of fruit in total.

There are 2 fewer oranges than apples.

A class has 12 boys and 18 girls. What fraction of the WHOLE
CLASS is boys? Enter your answer as a fraction in the form a/b,
in simplest form.

Procedures

The ratio "5 to 8" written in colon form is 5:8. Write the same
ratio in fraction form (as a/b).

A bag has 5 red marbles and 8 blue marbles. What is the ratio of
BLUE marbles to RED marbles, in colon form?

5:8

8:5

13:5

5:13

A recipe uses 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of sugar. What fraction
of the TOTAL dry ingredients (flour + sugar) is flour? Enter your
answer as a fraction in the form a/b.

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