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Ratio – Sharing the Total Instructional VideoRatio – Sharing the Total Instructional Video
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Corbett Maths
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6th - 12th
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Math
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Media Length
3:43
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30 mins
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Ratio – Sharing the Total

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Sharing is caring, but sharing doesn't have to be equal. Scholars watch a video that shows how to partition a total using a given ratio. The method shown here is to find the cumulative number of parts, divide the total by the number of parts, and then multiply to determine each share.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

ratios, proportional reasoning

Additional Tags

math

Instructional Ideas

  • Use the associated worksheet as homework

Classroom Considerations

  • Pupils must have basic familiarity with ratios
  • Note that the video includes a ratio with three parts, 1:2:3

Pros

  • Thorough explanations make the concept easy to understand
  • Provides answers in a separate file

Cons

  • Handwritten problems in the video are difficult to read

Common Core

6.RP.A.3.b

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