Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 8

MA19.8.7

Determine whether a relationship between two variables is proportional or non-proportional.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:
  • how to use rates and scale factors to find equivalent ratios.
  • What a unit rate is and how to findit when needed.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Recognize whether ratios are in a proportional relationship using tables and verbal descriptions.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • a proportion is a relationship of equality between quantities.

Vocabulary

  • Ratio
  • Proportion
  • Proportional
  • Independent variable
  • Dependent variable
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