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Ava makes lemonade with 3 scoops of mix for every 4 cups of water. Mateo uses 5 scoops for every 8 cups of water. Whose lemonade is more lemony?
In this video
- Make the water match so the taste test is fair.
- Put two ratio tables side by side.
- Compare by matching one quantity, the way it's done in class.
Try it together
Recipe A uses 2 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. Recipe B uses 3 cups of sugar for every 10 cups of flour. Which recipe is sweeter?
Show the answer
Recipe A
Match the flour at 10 cups. Recipe A doubles to 4 cups of sugar for 10 cups of flour. Recipe B has only 3, so A is sweeter.
Ask, don't tell
“What would make this a fair taste test?”
“Which row should we match, scoops or water?”
The workbook these videos go with
Math for Parents – 6th Grade, Book 2: Ratios & Percents. Picture-first lessons on ratios, rates, unit prices, and percents, with “Ask, don't tell” prompts on every page, worked examples, real-world missions, and answer keys with coaching notes, so you can help even if it's been years since you learned it.
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