Common Core: 6th Grade Math : Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for Common Core: 6th Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #57 : How To Find A Ratio

At a car production company, manufacturers place  tires and  transmission on every car in the production line. A manager orders  tires, how many transmissions should he order?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Tires

According to the table, the manager should order .

Example Question #58 : How To Find A Ratio

At a car production company, manufacturers place  tires and  transmission on every car in the production line. A manager orders  tires, how many transmissions should he order?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Tires

According to the table, the manager should order .

Example Question #41 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Traffic from the suburbs and farms into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars for every  trucks. On one particular busy morning there are  trucks. How many cars are sitting in traffic?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #61 : Ratio And Proportion

Traffic from the suburbs and farms into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars for every  trucks. On one particular busy morning there are  trucks. How many cars are sitting in traffic?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #21 : Make Tables Of Equivalent Ratios, Find Missing Values, And Plot Values On A Coordinate Plane: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3a

Traffic from the suburbs and farms into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars for every  trucks. On one particular busy morning there are  trucks. How many cars are sitting in traffic?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #44 : Ratios & Proportional Relationships

Traffic from the suburbs and farms into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars for every  trucks. On one particular busy morning there are  trucks. How many cars are sitting in traffic?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #61 : Ratio And Proportion

Traffic from the suburbs and farms into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars for every  trucks. On one particular busy morning there are  trucks. How many cars are sitting in traffic?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #21 : Make Tables Of Equivalent Ratios, Find Missing Values, And Plot Values On A Coordinate Plane: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3a

Traffic from the suburbs into a city typically follows an observable pattern. On any given morning there are  cars on the road for every  trucks on the road. On Monday morning there are  trucks on the road. How many cars are on the road?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

In order to solve this problem we must make a table of ratios. In the question we are given the base ratio:

 

We can use this ratio to make a table.

 Cars

According to the table, there are .

Example Question #1 : Solve Unit Rate Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3b

At a local market, farmers trade produce to obtain a more diverse crop. A farmer will trade  turnips for  ears of corn. If a man has  ears of corn, then how many turnips can he get?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Ratios can be written in the following format:

Using this format, substitute the given information to create a ratio.

Rewrite the ratio as a fraction.

We know that the farmer has  ears of corn. Create a ratio with the variable  that represents how many turnips he can get.

Create a proportion using the two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

The farmer can get .

Example Question #1 : Solve Unit Rate Problems: Ccss.Math.Content.6.Rp.A.3b

At a local market, farmers trade produce to obtain a more diverse crop. A farmer will trade  turnips for  ears of corn. If a man has  ears of corn, then how many turnips can he get?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Ratios can be written in the following format:

Using this format, substitute the given information to create a ratio.

Rewrite the ratio as a fraction.

We know that the farmer has  ears of corn. Create a ratio with the variable  that represents how many turnips he can get.

Create a proportion using the two ratios.

Cross multiply and solve for .

Simplify.

Divide both sides of the equation by .

Solve.

The farmer can get .

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