How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios by Making a Table?

How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios by Making a Table?

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To master equivalent ratios, you need to practice. Follow along with this tutorial to practice filling in a table with equivalent ratios.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • real world
  • example
  • multiply
  • ratios

Background Tutorials

  • Interpret the product (a/b) × q as a parts of a partition of q into b equal parts; equivalently, as the result of a sequence of operations a × q ÷ b.

      • How Do You Multiply Fractions?How Do You Multiply Fractions?

      How Do You Multiply Fractions?

      Working with fractions can be intimidating, but if you arm yourself with the right tools, you'll find that working with fractions is no harder than working with basic numbers. In this tutorial you'll see the process for multiplying 3 very simple fractions. Enjoy!

  • Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities.

      • What's a Ratio?What's a Ratio?

      What's a Ratio?

      Ratios are everywhere! The scale on a map or blueprint is a ratio. Ingredients sometimes need to be mixed using ratios such as the ratio of water to cement mix when making cement. Watch this tutorial to learn about ratios. Then think of some ratios you've encountered before!

  • Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements, find missing values in the tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios.

      • How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios?How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios?

      How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios?

      Ratios are used to compare numbers. When you're working with ratios, it's sometimes easier to work with an equivalent ratio. Equivalent ratios have different numbers but represent the same relationship. In this tutorial, you'll see how to find equivalent ratios by first writing the given ratio as a fraction. Take a look!

      • What are Equivalent Ratios?What are Equivalent Ratios?

      What are Equivalent Ratios?

      Equivalent ratios are just like equivalent fractions. If two ratios have the same value, then they are equivalent, even though they may look very different! In this tutorial, take a look at equivalent ratios and learn how to tell if you have equivalent ratios.

Further Exploration

  • Make tables of equivalent ratios relating quantities with whole-number measurements, find missing values in the tables, and plot the pairs of values on the coordinate plane. Use tables to compare ratios.