Pam and her brother both open savings accounts. Each begin with a balance of zero dollars. For every two dollars that
Pam saves in her account, her brother saves five dollars in his account.
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Question 1
1.
Determine a ratio to describe the money in Pam’s account to the money in her
brother’s account.
Question 2
2.
Record the equivalent ratio.
Question 3
3.
Create another possible ratio that describes the relationship between the amount
of money in Pam’s account and the amount of money in her brother’s account.
Question 4
4.
If Pam has 40 dollars in her account, how much money does her brother have in
his account?
Use a tape diagram to support your answer.
From EngageNY.org of the New York State Education Department. Grade 6 Mathematics Module 1, Topic A, Lesson 3. Internet. Available from https://www.engageny.org/resource/grade-6-mathemat...; accessed 14/August/2015.