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Rates and ratios can easily be applied to real-world situations. Learners explore a series of websites in order to procure comparable data. They define ratios and rates, view videos, and use the internet to explore how ratios and rates can be used in the real world.

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decimals, equivalent, percents, rates, ratios

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6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Inquiry-Based Learning
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