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Ratio tables

Learn how to fill out tables of equivalent ratios.
A ratio table gives a bunch of equivalent ratios.
Let's look at an example where we'll build a ratio table.
Ben drinks 1 glass of milk for every 2 cookies that he eats:
2 cookies and 1 glass of milk.
We can use this ratio to begin a ratio table:
Glasses of milkCookies
12
If Ben drinks 2 glasses of milk, then he eats 4 cookies:
4 cookies and 2 glasses of milk.
Let's use this to continue the ratio table:
Glasses of milkCookies
12
24
Notice that both of the ratios in the ratio table are equivalent:
12=24
If Ben drinks 4 glasses of milk, then he eats 8 cookies:
8 cookies and 4 glasses of milk.
Let's use this to continue the ratio table:
Glasses of milkCookies
12
24
48
Notice that all of the ratios in the ratio table are equivalent:
12=24=48

Let's practice!

Problem set 1:

Problem 1A
Martha needs 28 strawberries for every 4 smoothies she makes.
Complete the table using equivalent ratios.
StrawberriesSmoothies
284
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi
3
70
  • Your answer should be
  • an integer, like 6
  • a simplified proper fraction, like 3/5
  • a simplified improper fraction, like 7/4
  • a mixed number, like 1 3/4
  • an exact decimal, like 0.75
  • a multiple of pi, like 12 pi or 2/3 pi

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