William runs 100 miles the first week of training and his training partner Christopher runs 10 miles. The next week of training, William runs 35 miles and Christopher runs 7 miles. Which week is the ratio of William's distance run to Christopher's distance run the highest?

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

Olivia and her friend Austin both want to read the same two books. One is a fiction book and the other is a non-fiction book. It takes Olivia 32 hours to finish the fiction book, and it takes Austin 8 hours to finish the same book. It then takes Olivia 40 hours to finish the non-fiction book, and it takes Austin 4 hours. For which book was the ratio of Olivia's reading time to Austin's reading time the highest?

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

A teacher asks a grade three class their favorite color. 27 students like the color orange and 9 students like the color purple. The teacher then asks a grade four class about their favorite colors. 42 students like the color orange and 7 students like the color purple. In which class is the ratio of students that like orange to the students the like purple the highest?

\(Neither; \, the \, ratios \, are \, equivalent\)

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Newfoundland and Labrador Mathematics curriculum

Grade 6 - Number

Standard 6.N.6 - Compare and understand ratios in a word problem.

Included Skills: Ratios

Demonstrate an understanding of percent (limited to whole numbers), concretely, pictorially and symbolically. • Achievement Indicators: - 6N6.1 Explain that “percent” means “out of 100.” - 6N6.2 Explain that percent is a ratio out of 100. - 6N6.3 Use concrete materials and pictorial representations to illustrate a given percent. - 6N6.4 Record the percent displayed in a given concrete or pictorial representation. - 6N6.5 Identify and describe percents from real-life contexts, and record them symbolically. - 6N6.6 Express a given percent as a fraction and a decimal. - 6N6.7 Solve a given problem involving percents.