Securing understanding of ratio as a multiplicative relationship
I can reason about ratios in a context.
Securing understanding of ratio as a multiplicative relationship
I can reason about ratios in a context.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- A ratio describes as connection between two values.
- This relationship is multiplicative, not additive.
- Adding the same amount to each part of the ratio changes the ratio.
Common misconception
Using multiplication as repeated addition leads to incorrect additive strategies of ratios.
Focus on the multiplicative relationships between parts to whole or whole to parts. Ratio allow the multiplicative relationship to be seen.
Keywords
Ratio - A ratio shows the relative sizes of 2 or more values and allows you to compare a part with another part in a whole.
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