Engage NY Eureka Math 6th Grade Module 1 Lesson 2 Answer Key
Eureka Math Grade 6 Module 1 Lesson 2 Exercise Answer Key
Exercise 1.
Come up with two examples of ratio relationships that are interesting to you.
Answer:
1. My brother watches twice as much television as I do. The ratio of number of hours he watches in a day to the number of hours I watch in a day is usually 2: 1.
2. For every 2 chores my mom gives my brother, she gives 3 to me. The ratio is 2:3.
Exploratory Challenge:
A T-shirt manufacturing company surveyed teenage girls on their favorite T-shirt color to guide the company’s decisions about how many of each color T-shirt they should design and manufacture. The results of the survey are shown here.
Exercises for Exploratory Challenge
Question 1.
Describe a ratio relationship, in the context of this survey, for which the ratio is 3: 5.
Answer:
The number of girls who answered orange to the number of girls who answered pink.
Question 2.
For each ratio relationship given, fill in the ratio it is describing.
Answer:
Question 3.
For each ratio given, fill in a description of the ratio relationship it could describe, using the context of the survey.
Answer:
Eureka Math Grade 6 Module 1 Lesson 2 Problem Set Answer Key
Question 1.
Using the floor tiles design shown below, create 4 different ratios related to the image. Describe the ratio
relationship, and write the ratio in the form A: B or the form A to B.
Answer:
For every 16 tiles, there are 4 white tiles.
The ratio of the number of black tiles to the number of white tiles is 2 to 4.
(Answers will vary.)
Question 2.
Billy wanted to write a ratio of the number of apples to the number of peppers in his refrigerator. He wrote 1: 3.
Did Billy write the ratio correctly? Explain your answer.
Answer:
Billy is incorrect. There are 3 apples and 1 pepper in the picture. The ratio of the number of apples to the number of peppers is 3: 1.
Eureka Math Grade 6 Module 1 Lesson 2 Exit Ticket Answer Key
Question 1.
Give two different ratios with a description of the ratio relationship using the following information:
There are 15 male teachers in the school. There are 35 female teachers in the school.
Answer:
Possible solutions:
- The ratio of the number of male teachers to the number of female teachers is 15: 35.
- The ratio of the number of female teachers to the number of male teachers is 35: 15.
- The ratio of the number of female teachers to the total number of teachers in the school is 35: 50.
- The ratio of the number of male teachers to the total number of teachers in the school is 15: 50.
Please note that some students may write other equivalent ratios as answers. For example, 3: 7 is equivalent to 15: 35.