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6.RP.A.3 Tutor Intake -- Ratio and Rate Reasoning Applications

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Grade 6·8 problems·~11 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-rp-a-3

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A paint mix uses a ratio of 2 cups blue to 3 cups yellow. Which
equivalent ratio uses the SAME multiplicative scaling (not
addition) to make a larger batch?

6 cups blue to 9 cups yellow (multiply both by 3)

5 cups blue to 6 cups yellow (add 3 to both)

4 cups blue to 5 cups yellow (add 2 to both)

3 cups blue to 4 cups yellow (add 1 to both)