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Recycling Drive: Compare Collection Plans

Build equivalent-ratio tables and plot collection pairs to compare cans, bottles, and paper at a recycling drive.

Grade 6MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to6.RP.A.3.a

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  • Single worksheet
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  • 1 Common Core standard
  • Printable answer key
  • 14 questions
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Details

Format
Interactive · Printable
Grade
Grade 6
Subject
Math
Question types
Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Short answer, Drawing

About this worksheet

What students practice

  • Students build equivalent-ratio tables and find missing collection quantities.
  • Students plot ratio pairs on a coordinate plane with correctly labeled axes.
  • Students compare collection ratios using tables and coordinate graphs.

How to use

Use after introducing equivalent ratios. Have students show scaling calculations on separate paper and use the tables and graphs to justify comparisons.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

6.RP.A.3.a

Build tables of equivalent ratios, find missing values, and plot the pairs on a coordinate plane to compare ratios.

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Recycling Drive: Compare Collection Plans

Build ratio tables and use coordinate graphs to compare collections.

Build Collection Tables

Keep each collection plan's ratio constant. Complete each table or choose the correct answer.

1.
The North team plans to collect 3 cans for every 2 bottles.
North Team Plan
CansBottles
32
12?
21?

For 12 cans, the team plans to collect   bottles. For 21 cans, it plans to collect   bottles.

2.
The South team plans to collect 2 bottles for every 5 cans. Build its table of equivalent ratios.
South Team Plan
BottlesCans
25
4?
6?
10?

For 4 bottles:   cans; for 6 bottles:   cans; for 10 bottles:   cans.

3.
A sorting station plans for 8 cans for every 6 bottles.
Sorting Station Plan
CansBottles
86
?3
?15

For 3 bottles:   cans. For 15 bottles:   cans.

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