Lesson 16

Solving More Ratio Problems

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Lesson Narrative

In this lesson, students use all representations they have learned in this unit—double number lines, tables, and tape diagrams—to solve ratio problems that involve the sum of the quantities in the ratio. They consider when each tool might be useful and preferable in a given situation and why (MP5). In so doing, they make sense of situations and representations, and are strategic in their choice of solution method (MP1).


Learning Goals

Teacher Facing

  • Choose and create diagrams to help solve problems involving ratios and the total amount.
  • Compare and contrast (orally) different representations of and solution methods for the same problem.

Student Facing

Let’s compare all our strategies for solving ratio problems.

Required Materials

Required Preparation

You will need the Solving More Ratio Problems Info Gap Blackline Master for this activity. Make one copy for every 6 students, and cut them up ahead of time. It is recommended to use a different color paper for each of the four pages, to make them easier to organize. A class set could be reused if you have more than one class.

Learning Targets

Student Facing

  • I can choose and create diagrams to help think through my solution.
  • I can solve all kinds of problems about equivalent ratios.
  • I can use diagrams to help someone else understand why my solution makes sense.

CCSS Standards

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