1. Solving Problems by Finding Equivalent Ratios, II÷ ÷ ÷
Solving Problems by Finding Equivalent Ratios, II ÷ ÷ ÷
6.1.6

2. Multiplication of Decimals
0.2 x 6 = __________
0.2 x 0.6 = __________
1.2 x 3 = ____________
0.12 x 3 = ___________
1.5 x 3 = ____________

3. Multiplying by Powers of 10
Find the products
35 x 103
1.5 x 104
672 x 102
105 x 0.327
101 x 17

4. Exercise 1
The Business Direct Hotel caters to people who travel for different types of business trips. On Saturday night there is not a lot of business travel, so the ratio of the number of occupied rooms to the number of unoccupied rooms is 2:5. However, on Sunday night the ratio of the number of occupied rooms to the number of unoccupied rooms is 6:1 due to the number of business people attending a large conference in the area. If the Business Direct Hotel has 432 occupied rooms on Sunday night, how many unoccupied rooms does it have on Saturday night?
Use tape diagrams to model the occupied and unoccupied rooms on Saturday and Sunday Nights.

5. Exercise 1 Sunday Saturday
Work with your partner to determine the number of rooms each section represents.
How can you use that information to solve the problem?
Sunday
Occupied Rooms 72
432 Rooms
432 ÷ 6 = 72
Each section represents 72 rooms.
Unoccupied Rooms 72
Saturday
Occupied Rooms 72
Unoccupied Rooms
There are 5 sections of unoccupied rooms on Saturday. Each section represents 72 rooms. 5 x 72 = The hotel has 360 unoccupied rooms on Saturday night.

6. Exercise 2
Peter is trying to work out by completing sit-ups and push-ups in order to gain muscle mass. Originally, Peter was completing five sit- ups for every three push-ups, but then he injured his shoulder. After the injury, Peter completed the same amount of exercises as he did before his injury, but completed seven sit-ups for every one push-up. During a training session after his injury, Peter completed eight push-ups. How many push-ups was Peter completing before his injury?
Before
Sit ups
Push-ups 8
8 x 3 = 24
After
Sit ups
Push-ups 8
Peter was completing 8 push-ups before his injury.

7. Exercise 3
Tom and Rob are brothers who like to make bets about the outcomes of different contests between them. Before the last bet, the ratio of the amount of Tom’s money to the amount of Rob’s money was 4:7. Rob lost the latest competition, and now the ratio of the amount of Tom’s money to the amount of Rob’s money is 8:3. If Rob had $280 before the last competition, how much does Rob have now that he lost the bet?
$ Before
Tom
280 ÷ 7 =40 Each section represents $40
Rob 40
$280
$ Now
Tom
Rob 40
$40 x 3 = $120. Rob as $120 now that he lost the bet.

8. Exercise 4
A sporting goods store ordered new bikes and scooters. For every 3 bikes ordered, 4 scooters were ordered. However, bikes were way more popular than scooters, so the store changed its next order. The new ratio of the number of bikes ordered to the number of scooters ordered was 5:2. If the same amount of sporting equipment was ordered in both orders and 64 scooters were ordered originally, how many bikes were ordered as part of the new order?
Old order
bikes
64 ÷ 4 = 16
scooters 16
64 Scooters
16 x 5 = bikes were ordered as part of the new order
New order
bikes 16
scooters

9. Exercise 5
At the beginning of 6th grade, the ratio of the number of advanced math students to the number of regular math students was 3:8. However, after taking placement tests, students were moved around changing the ratio of the number of advanced math students to the number of regular math students to 4:7. How many students started in regular math and advanced math if there were 92 students in advanced math after the placement tests?
3 x 23= 69.
8 x 23 = 184
There were 69 regular math and 184 advanced math students after the test.
Beginning
advanced 23
regular 23
After Test
advanced 23
92 Students
92 ÷ 4 = 23
regular

10. Exercise 6
During first semester, the ratio of the number of students in art class to the number of students in gym class was 2:7. However, the art classes were really small, and the gym classes were large, so the principal changed students’ classes for second semester. In second semester, the ratio of the number of students in art class to the number of students in gym class was 5:4. If 75 students were in art class second semester, how many were in art class and gym class first semester?
2 x 15 = 30
7 x 15 = 105
There were 30 students in art class and 105 students in gym class during the first semester.
First Semester
art students 15
gym students 15
Second Semester
art students 15
75 Students
75 ÷ 5 = 15
gym students

11. Exercise 7 $ Before savings checking $936 $936 ÷ 6 = $156
Jeanette wants to save money, but she has not been good at it in the past. The ratio of the amount of money in Jeanette’s savings account to the amount of money in her checking account was 1:6. Because Jeanette is trying to get better at saving money, she moves some money out of her checking account and into her savings account. Now, the ratio of the amount of money in her savings account to the amount of money in her checking account is 4:3. If Jeanette had $936 in her checking account before moving money, how much money does Jeanette have in each account after moving money?
$ Before
savings
checking
156
$936
$936 ÷ 6 = $156
4 x 156 = $624
3 x 156 = $468
Jeanette has $624 in her savings account and $468 in her checking account.
$ After
savings
156
checking
156

12. Lesson Summary
When solving problems in which a ratio between two quantities changes, it is helpful to draw a ‘before’ tape diagram and an ‘after’ tape diagram.

13. Exit Ticket
Students surveyed boys and girls separately to determine which sport was enjoyed the most. After completing the boy survey, it was determined that for every 3 boys who enjoyed soccer, 5 boys enjoyed basketball. The girl survey had a ratio of the number of girls who enjoyed soccer to the number of girls who enjoyed basketball of 7:1. If the same number of boys and girls were surveyed and 90 boys enjoy soccer, how many girls enjoy each sport?