7th Grade Module 1

RATIOS &
PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS

Topic: B

Unit Rate & Constant of Proportionality

(7.RP.A.2b, 7.RP.A.2c, 7.RP.A.2d, 7.EE.B.4a)
LESSON 10
INTERPRETING GRAPHS OF
PROPORTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Student Outcomes
Students consolidate their understanding of equations representing
proportional relationships as they interpret what points on the graph of a
proportional relationship mean in terms of the situation or context of the
problem, including the point (0,0)
Students are able to identify and interpret in context the point (1,r) on the
graph of a proportional relationship where r is the unit rate)
VOCABULARY (MODULE 1)
Review Terminology New Terminology
Ratio Constant of Proportionality
Equivalent Ratio One-to-One
Ratio Table Correspondence between
Rate two figures in the plane
Unit Rate Proportional Relationship
Coordinate Plane Proportional to:
Origin Scale Drawing
Scale Factor
 Grandmas special chocolate chip cookie recipe, which
EXAMPLE 1 yields 4 dozen cookies, calls for 3 cups of flour. Using this
information complete the chart.

# Cups of # of dozens
Flour of cookies
EXAMPLE 2:
How is the unit rate of y/x, or in this case b/a, related to the graph.

What quantity is measured along the horizontal axis (x axis)

When you plot the ordered pair (A,B) what does A represent?

What quantity is measured along the vertical axis (y axis)

When you plot the point (A,B) what does the B represent

What is the unit rate for this proportional relationship?

Starting at the origin, if you moved one unit along the horizontal axis, how far would you
have to move to reach the line your graphed?
Continuing moving one unit at a time along the horizontal axis. What
distance, vertically, did you move?

Why are we always moving 1.5 units vertically?

Do you think the vertical move will always be equal to the rate when
moving 1 unit horizontally whenever two quantities are proportional?
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What points are always on the graph of two quantities that are
proportional to each other?

How can you use unit rate of y/x to create a table, equation, or
graph or a relationship of tow quantities that are proportional to
each other?

How can you identify the unit rate from a table, equation, or
graph?
LESSON 10 PROBLEM SET 1-5