7th Grade Math

Unit 1: Proportional Relationships

Lesson 1

Objective

Solve ratio and rate problems using double number lines, tables, and unit rate.

Criteria for Success

1. Understand the concept of equivalent ratios in real-world context.

2. Define equivalent ratios: The ratio of is equivalent to for a non-zero number .
3. Identify the unit rate for a ratio as or .
4. Know that equivalent ratios have the same unit rate, and that the unit rate represents the multiplicative factor across columns in a ratio table.

Tips for Teachers

This lesson reviews concepts and skills from 6th grade standards in the Ratios and Proportions domain. These standards are foundational to
this 7th grade unit, and will support students in later lessons.
In terms of pacing, this lesson may be extended an additional day, depending on the needs of your students.

Standards

Current Standards

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

7.RP.1 — Compute unit rates associated with ratios of fractions, including ratios of lengths, areas and other quantities measured in like or
different units. For example, if a person walks 1/2 mile in each 1/4 hour, compute the unit rate as the complex fraction 1/2/1/4 miles per hour,
equivalently 2 miles per hour.
7.RP.2 — Recognize and represent proportional relationships between quantities.

Foundational Standards

Ratios and Proportional Relationships

6.RP.1 — Understand the concept of a ratio and use ratio language to describe a ratio relationship between two quantities. For example,
"The ratio of wings to beaks in the bird house at the zoo was 2:1, because for every 2 wings there was 1 beak." "For every vote candidate A
received, candidate C received nearly three votes."
6.RP.2 — Understand the concept of a unit rate a/b associated with a ratio a:b with b ≠ 0, and use rate language in the context of a ratio
relationship. Expectations for unit rates in this grade are limited to non-complex fractions. For example, "This recipe has a ratio of 3 cups of
flour to 4 cups of sugar, so there is 3/4 cup of flour for each cup of sugar." "We paid $75 for 15 hamburgers, which is a rate of $5 per
hamburger."
6.RP.3 — Use ratio and rate reasoning to solve real-world and mathematical problems, e.g., by reasoning about tables of equivalent ratios,
tape diagrams, double number line diagrams, or equations.

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Anchor Problems

Problem 1

Jack mixes yellow and blue paint to make a green paint that he will use to paint his basement. He uses a ratio of 3 pints of yellow paint for every 2
pints of blue paint. Jack pours 18 pints of yellow paint into a bucket.

a. How many pints of blue paint should Jack add to the bucket? Represent your answer using a double number line.
b. Jack's friend Kyle wants to help paint. Kyle said he has a green paint that is 9 parts yellow paint to 4 parts blue paint. Is Kyle's paint the same
shade green as Jack's? Explain why or why not.

Guiding Questions
What is a ratio? What ratios do you see in this problem?
What are equivalent ratios? What relevance do they have to this context of mixing paint?
How do you set up a double number line? What does it show you? How can you use it to answer ratio problems?
Are the ratios of yellow to blue paint the same for Jack and Kyle's paint?

Problem 2

Terrance bikes 3.6 miles to school in 18 minutes. Jaqueline bikes 5.4 miles to school in 30 minutes. Assuming each student rode at a constant
speed, who is traveling at a faster speed?

Guiding Questions
Are you able to compare the two speeds looking just at the distance traveled? Why or why not?
Are you able to compare the two speeds looking just at the time? Why or why not?
Recall the definition of a unit rate. How is it helpful to find a unit rate in this situation to compare the speeds?
What is the unit rate per minute? Per hour? What does the unit rate tell you about each speed?

Problem 3

At the corner market, you can buy rice by the pound. The table below shows some weights and their corresponding costs.

a. How much does 13 pounds of rice cost?

b. How many pounds of rice can you buy with $88?

Guiding Questions
What patterns do you see in the table? Across the rows? Between rows?
How can you use the patterns you see to determine the answers?
What is the unit rate per pound of rice?
How can you use the unit rate to determine the answers?
Are the ratios shown in the table equivalent? Why or why not?

Problem Set Guidance

Include problems that incorporate a review of 6th grade ratio and rate concepts, using double number lines and tables, and finding unit rate

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Target Task

The distance and time traveled for 4 toy cars is shown in the table below.

Which two cars are traveling at the same constant speed? Show or explain how you determined your answer.

Mastery Response

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