A teacher asks a grade three class their favorite color. 36 students like the color orange and 6 students like the color purple. The teacher then asks a grade four class about their favorite colors. 70 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?

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

Samantha and her friend Angela both want to read the same two books. One is a fiction book and the other is a non-fiction book. It takes Samantha 28 hours to finish the fiction book, and it takes Angela 7 hours to finish the same book. It then takes Samantha 24 hours to finish the non-fiction book, and it takes Angela 4 hours. For which book was the ratio of Samantha's reading time to Angela's reading time the highest?

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

Luke runs 9 miles the first week of training and his training partner Aiden runs 3 miles. The next week of training, Luke runs 14 miles and Aiden runs 2 miles. Which week is the ratio of Luke's distance run to Aiden's distance run the highest?

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

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Nova Scotia Mathematics curriculum

Grade 6 - The Number System

Standard 6.NS.1.6 - Compare and understand ratios in a word problem.

Included Skills: Ratios

Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of percent (limited to whole numbers) concretely, pictorially, and symbolically. • Performance Indicators - N06.01 Explain that â€œpercentâ€