Mathtopia Farm
Use farm plots and crops to learn more about fractions.
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Entries by InterMath
Purple Paint
One batch of a certain shade of purple paint is made by mixing 3 pails of blue paint with 2 pails of red paint. A. Complete the following ratio table: B. What patterns do you notice in the rows and columns? How would the entries in the nth column of the table be related to […]
Jumping Monkeys
Do ratios always make sense?
Modeling Proportions
Use different models to explore proportional relationships.
Relationships
What is the relationship in each pair of problems?
Inverse Changes
How do percentages affect inverse proportions?
Ratio of a+b to b+c
Determine the relationship between ratios.
Exploring Rectangle Properties
Explore the relationship between increases in area and perimeter.
Maximum Capacity
Determine how many adults and children can get on a ferry boat.
Going to the Movies
Predict the cost of the movie tickets.