Illustrative Math Alignment: Grade 6 Unit 3

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This collection of definitions on the topic of Ratios, Proportions, and Percents from Media4Math is an invaluable educational resource designed to enhance students' understanding of these fundamental mathematical concepts. This comprehensive collection includes essential terms such as ratio, proportion, percent, rate, unit rate, and scale model.

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The Percent Change Math Clip Art Collection provides educators with a visually engaging set of images to effectively teach the concept of percent change. This collection covers key skills, including calculating percent increase and decrease, using real-world examples to illustrate these changes, and interpreting percent change in various contexts such as sales, discounts, and population growth.

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The Calculating Tips and Commissions collection from Media4Math offers a comprehensive set of examples designed to teach essential financial literacy skills. This collection covers a range of concepts, from simple calculations to more complex scenarios involving percentages, proportional reasoning, and multi-step problem solving. The examples are thoughtfully sequenced to increase in complexity, allowing students to build their understanding gradually.

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The Math of Money collection of examples on simple interest pro

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This Math Clip Art Collection on Percents offers a comprehensive set of images designed to help educators visually teach the topic of percents. From basic percent concepts to real-world applications like percent increase, percent decrease, and calculating discounts, this collection provides a variety of visuals to support student understanding.

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Percents

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This video applies percents to measure slopes or grades, using ratios for rise over run. Examples include road inclines, ski slopes, and cycling paths. Applications showcase percents in engineering, sports, and transportation, emphasizing their practicality in measuring inclines accurately.

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Percents

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The video demonstrates calculating tips and commissions using percentages. Examples include restaurant tips, real estate commissions, and catering costs. Applications focus on service industry calculations and earnings management.

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Percents

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This video covers tax calculations for purchases, property, and VAT. Examples include grocery bills, iPad purchases, and real estate property taxes. Applications highlight the importance of understanding tax rates for budgeting and financial management.

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Percents

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This video demonstrates solving for the whole when given a percent and a part. Examples include lemonade recipes, mixing paint, and counting UFOs. Techniques involve writing equations using decimals for percents and solving for the unknown total. Key vocabulary includes part, whole, and equation setup, with practical applications in recipes, art, and problem-solving.

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Percents

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This video teaches estimation techniques for calculating percents without a calculator. Examples include estimating fish populations, race participants, and cyclists. Visual aids like rectangles partitioned into fractions assist with rounding percents for quick calculations. Applications focus on efficient mental math for real-world approximations.

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Percents

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The video explores converting fractions to percents for simplified calculations. Examples include determining cargo contents, rose sales, and motorcycle proportions. Fraction-percent equivalence simplifies arithmetic and provides quick insights into ratios and totals. Applications include logistics, commerce, and urban planning.

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Percents

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This video demonstrates how to handle multiple percentage changes applied sequentially, including discounts and price fluctuations. Examples include double-discounted items, stock price variations, and gasoline price changes. Applications emphasize consolidating multiple percents into single calculations for efficiency in financial and retail scenarios.

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Percents

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This video covers calculating percent decreases in scenarios such as price reductions, vehicle depreciation, and cube dimension changes. Examples demonstrate the relationship between linear decreases and their exponential effects on surface area and volume. Applications include consumer goods, real estate, and geometry.

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Percents

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The video explains how to calculate percent increases, focusing on changes in school enrollments, asset values, and cube dimensions. Examples highlight the non-linear effects of changes on surface area and volume. Applications include finance, education, and geometry, emphasizing understanding growth trends.

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Percents

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The video discusses finding a percent difference when given a part that is not the focus of the percent. Scenarios include bus usage in schools, basketball free throws, and salmon spawning. It emphasizes adjusting percentages for complementary parts before solving equations. Applications highlight real-world uses in demographics, sports, and environmental studies.

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Percents

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The video explains how to find the percent of a number by converting percents to fractions or decimals and performing multiplication. Examples include voter turnout in elections, body water composition, and ocean salt concentration. Key concepts include percent conversion and checking calculations using reverse operations. Applications include real-world scenarios such as population statistics and scientific measurements.

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Percents

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The video explains the distinction between percent growth and multiple growth. Examples include doubling heights, stock price increases, and oil price changes. Applications emphasize clear understanding of percent versus multiplier concepts in finance and everyday math.

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Percents

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The video explores percent-based probabilities in scenarios like dice rolls. Examples include calculating probabilities of specific outcomes and estimating occurrences over multiple trials. Applications include games of chance and statistical analysis.

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Percents

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The video explains how to calculate simple interest using a formula involving principal, rate, and time. Examples include savings account growth, stock investments, and rare coin valuation. Applications include financial planning and historical item appraisal.

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Percents

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This video focuses on calculating what percent one number is of another, using ratios and fractions. Examples include ratios in milk composition and inverses such as determining larger percents over 100. Applications show comparisons and understanding proportional relationships in varied contexts.

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Percents

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Visual models such as grids and rectangles are used to represent percents and fractions for solving problems like transport usage, car distribution, and sales discounts. Examples include using grids to represent percentages of populations or products. Applications include educational tools and practical estimation.

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Ratios

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Ratios are connected to percentages in this video. Examples include finding percentages of colored socks or non-green items in collections. It develops a formula for converting part-to-whole ratios into percentages.

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Ratios

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The video covers practical applications of ratios for measuring slopes of roofs and ramps. Examples include comparing roof pitches, calculating base lengths of roofs, and determining ramp heights. Ratios provide clarity for gradual slopes.

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Ratios

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The video covers practical applications of ratios for measuring slopes of roofs and ramps. Examples include comparing roof pitches, calculating base lengths of roofs, and determining ramp heights. Ratios provide clarity for gradual slopes.

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Ratios

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This video illustrates converting ratios to percents using visual aids like area models and grids. Examples include determining percentages of colored eggs, fruit types, and combinations of colored lights.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Calculating tax involves determining the percentage amount to be added to the base price of a product or service.

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Calculating tax is a fundamental application of percentages in real-world scenarios. When purchasing goods or services, the total cost is often the sum of the base price and the tax applied. Understanding how to calculate tax is essential for budgeting and financial literacy.

For example, if a product costs $50 and the tax rate is 8%, the tax amount is calculated as 

50 × 0.08 = 4

Therefore, the total cost is 

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Calculating tips involves determining the amount of money to give as a gratuity based on a percentage of the total bill.

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Calculating tips is a common use of percentages in everyday life, particularly in service industries such as dining. Tips are usually calculated as a percentage of the total bill, and understanding how to compute this is important for both customers and service providers. 

For instance, if a meal costs $80 and you want to leave a 15% tip, the tip amount is calculated as 

80 × 0.15 = 12

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Converting units involves changing a measurement from one unit to another using a conversion factor.

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Converting units is essential in various fields such as science, engineering, and everyday life. It involves using ratios and proportions to switch between different measurement systems, such as converting inches to centimeters or gallons to liters.

For example, to convert 5 miles to kilometers, knowing that 1 mile is approximately 1.60934 kilometers, you multiply 

5 × 1.60934 = 8.0467 kilometers

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Dimensional analysis is a method used to convert one unit of measurement to another using conversion factors.

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Dimensional analysis is a powerful tool in mathematics and science for converting units and solving problems involving measurements. It uses the principle of multiplying by conversion factors to ensure that units cancel out appropriately, leading to the desired unit.

For example, to convert 50 meters per second to kilometers per hour, you use the conversion factors  1 meter = 0.001 kilometers and 1 hour = 3600 seconds: 

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Equivalent ratios are ratios that express the same relationship between quantities.

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Equivalent ratios are fundamental in understanding proportions and scaling in mathematics. They represent the same relationship between quantities, even though the numbers themselves may differ. This concept is crucial in various applications, such as cooking, map reading, and creating models.

For instance, the ratios 2:3 and 4:6 are equivalent because they both simplify to the same ratio when reduced.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Part-to-part ratios compare different parts of a whole to each other.

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Part-to-part ratios are used to compare different parts of a whole, providing a way to understand the relationship between different components. This type of ratio is essential in fields such as statistics, biology, and economics.

For example, if a class has 10 boys and 15 girls, the part-to-part ratio of boys to girls is 10:15, which simplifies to 2:3.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Part-to-whole ratios compare one part of a whole to the entire whole. These ratios are more commonly known as fractions.

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Part-to-whole ratios are used to compare a part of a whole to the entire whole, providing insights into the composition of a dataset or population. This type of ratio, more commonly referred to as fractions, is widely used in statistics, finance, and everyday decision-making.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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A percent is a ratio that compares a number to 100.

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Percentages are a fundamental concept in mathematics, representing a ratio out of 100. They are used in various applications, including finance, statistics, and everyday calculations such as discounts and interest rates.

For example, if you score 45 out of 50 on a test, your percentage score is 

(45/50) × 100 = 90%

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Percent decrease measures the reduction in value expressed as a percentage of the original value.

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Percent decrease is used to quantify the reduction in value over time, expressed as a percentage of the original value. It is commonly used in finance, economics, and everyday scenarios such as price reductions and weight loss.

For example, if the price of a jacket drops from $80 to $60, the percent decrease is calculated as 

(80 − 60)/80 × 100 = 25%.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Percent increase measures the growth in value expressed as a percentage of the original value.

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Percent increase is used to quantify the growth in value over time, expressed as a percentage of the original value. It is commonly used in finance, economics, and everyday scenarios such as salary increases and population growth.

For example, if the price of a stock rises from \$50 to \$75, the percent increase is calculated as 

(75 − 50)/50 × 100 = 50%

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Percent of a number involves calculating the amount represented by a certain percentage of that number.

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Understanding percentages is crucial for working with finances, statistics, and data analysis. For instance, to find 20% of 50, multiply 50 by 0.20, resulting in 10. Likewise, it's important for everyday scenarios, such as calculating discounts during shopping.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Percent of an unknown refers to solving for an unknown quantity when given a percentage of that quantity.

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Knowing how to find a percentage of an unknown variable is essential for solving equations in algebra. This concept appears in various situations, such as when determining discounts or portions of a total amount.

For instance, if 20% of an unknown number equals 15, you can set up the equation: 

0.20x = 15

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Percents as decimals involve converting a percentage into its decimal representation.

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Converting percents to decimals is a key skill in mathematics, allowing students to perform calculations involving percentages more easily. To convert, divide the percent by 100.

For example, 75% as a decimal is 0.75, calculated by dividing 75 by 100. This conversion is useful in many contexts, such as finance, where calculations are conducted using decimal values. Mastering this concept enables students to approach real-world problems with greater confidence and accuracy.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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A proportion is an equation that states that two ratios are equal.

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Understanding proportions is essential in mathematics, as it is used to solve problems involving ratios and fractions. Proportions are commonly seen in real-world applications such as cooking, map measurements, and scale models.

To illustrate, if there are 2 apples for every 3 oranges, the proportion can be expressed as 2:3. Solving proportions involves finding and solving an equivalent ratio.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Proportional refers to the relationship between two quantities where their ratio is constant.

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Proportional relationships are fundamental in mathematics and science, describing how one quantity changes in relation to another. This concept is used in various fields, including physics, economics, and engineering.

For example, if the speed of a car is proportional to the time it travels, doubling the time will double the distance covered. Understanding proportionality helps students solve complex problems and apply mathematical reasoning in real-world situations.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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A rate is a ratio that compares two quantities with different units.

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Rates are used to compare different quantities, such as speed (miles per hour) or price (cost per item). Understanding rates is essential for interpreting data and making informed decisions in various contexts, such as travel and budgeting.

For instance, if a car travels 60 miles in 2 hours, the rate is 30 miles per hour. Learning about rates helps students analyze real-world situations and apply mathematical reasoning to everyday problems.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities by division.

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Ratios are used to express the relationship between two quantities, providing a way to compare different amounts. They are fundamental in various fields, including mathematics, science, and finance.

For example, the ratio of 4 to 5 can be written as 4:5 or 4/5. Understanding ratios helps students analyze data, solve problems, and make informed decisions in real-world situations.

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Ratios, Proportions, and Percents

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Ratios and fractions are both ways of comparing quantities, with fractions representing a part of a whole.

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Understanding the connection between ratios and fractions is crucial for solving problems involving proportions and scaling. Ratios can be expressed as fractions, providing a way to understand the relationship between quantities. A fraction is a part-whole ratio.