Question

Mr rowley has 16 homework papers and 14 exit tickets to return. Ms ribera has 64 homework papers and 60 exit tickets to return. For each teacher, write a ratio to represent the number of homework papers to number of exit tickets they have to return. Are the ratios equivalent? Explain.

Answer 1

Mr. Rowley has 16 homework papers to 14 exit tickets; Ms. Rivera has 64 homework papers to 60 exit tickets. No, the ratios are not equivalent because Mr. Rowley’s unit rate is 8/7, or approximately 1.14, and Ms. Rivera’s unit rate is 16/15, or approximately 1.07

Answer 2

no, the ratios are not equivalent because Ms. Rowley's unit rate is 8/7 and Ms. Rivera's unit rate is 16/15