California Mathmetics-G6-Ch6

Unit 3: Algebra and Number Sense: Proportions and Percents
Chapter 6: Ratios and Proportions
Focus: Solve problems involving direct proportional relationships and percentages involving algebra, geometry, and measurement.
rate
6-1: Ratios
ratio: A ratio is a comparison of two quantities by division.
proportional
equivalent ratios

6-2: Rates
rate
unit rate
When a rate is simplified so that it has a denominator of 1 is called a unit rate.
A rate of change is a ratio that shows a change in one quantity with
respect to a change in another quantity.

6-3: Measurement: Changing Customary Units unit ratio
Equality Relationships for Customary Units:
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in.)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet
1 mile (mi) = 5,280 feet
1 pound (lb) = 16 ounces (oz)
1 ton (T) = 2,000 pounds
1 cup (c) = 8 fluid ounces (fl oz)
1 pint (pt) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
unit ratio;
6-4: Measurement: Changing Metric Units
metric system
meter
liter
gram
kilogram

Prefix Meaning   In Words    Meaning In Numbers
kilo-                  thousands        1,000
centi-                hundredths       0.01
milli-                 thousandths       0.001

6-5 Algebra: Solving Proportions
proportional
cross product
A proportion is an equation stating that two ratios or rates are equivalent.

6-6: Problem-Solving Investigation
6-7: Scale Drawings
scale drawing
scale model
scale
scale factor
6-8: Fractions, Decimals, and Percents