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Mathematics (Grade 6)

Ratio and Proportions

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Ratio and Proportions: Introduction to Ratios

Plotting Ratios on the Coordinate Plane

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Plotting Ratios On The Coordinate Plane
Introduction

Plotting ratios on the coordinate plane helps you represent relationships between two quantities visually. Each point on the graph shows a pair of values in a ra...

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A store sells dark chocolate cashews at $8 per pound. Suppose you want to buy 1.5 pounds and need to know the cost.

This situation compares two quantities: the amount of cashews and the total cost.

We can write this comparison as equivalent ratios, such as 1 pound for $8, 2 pounds for $16, and 3 pounds for $24.

Each ratio can ...

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Plotting RatiosCoordinate PlaneProportional RelationshipsEquivalent RatiosConstant ProportionalityOrdered PairsGraphing RatiosRatio RelationshipsLinear GraphsOrigin Intercept