Orchard Fruit Packing Ratio Worksheet gives learners a diagram, one worked example and five questions. The student sheet leaves space to show work. A second printable page gives the steps for each answer.
Start with the model
Keep the relationship fixed by multiplying or dividing both quantities by the same number.
One batch pairs 5 boxes with 30 apples. The diagram shows a base pair, a doubled pair and two missing entries.
Worked example
Double the base pair 5 to 30. The equivalent pair is 10 to 60.
Ask the learner to point to the information used in the example. When they move on to the exercises, have them record the quantity, unit or label that each step represents.
Practice questions
- How many apples go with 15 boxes?
- How many boxes go with 120 apples?
- How many apples go with one box?
- Is 15 to 91 equivalent to 5 to 30? Explain.
- Combine batches of 10 and 15 boxes. How many apples are needed?
Separate answer key
- 15 is 3 times 5, so use 3 × 30 = 90 apples.
- 120 ÷ 30 = 4 batches, so 4 × 5 = 20 boxes.
- 30 ÷ 5 = 6 apples per box.
- No. Multiplying 5 by 3 requires multiplying 30 by 3, which gives 90, not 91.
- Together there are 5 batches, so 60 + 90 = 150 apples.
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