A famous ratio example is called Mr Short & Mr Tall.
"When we measure Mr Short with sticks, he is 4 sticks tall. When we measure him with paper clips he is 6 paper clips tall."
"When we measure Mr Tall with sticks, he is 6 sticks tall. How many paper clips do we need to measure Mr Tall's height?"
How many paper clips do you think we need to measure Mr Tall's height?
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We need 6 paperclips to measure Mr Tall's height.
ReplyDelete1 paper clip has the same length of 1 stick and Mr tall is 6 sticks tall.
i think about 8 clips
ReplyDeleteWe must use 6 sticks tomeasure mr tall height
ReplyDelete3clips is equal to 2 stcks.
ReplyDeleteAs Mr Tall is 6sitck long,so i divide 6 into
2.So it is now 3.Then,3x2=6
I think we need 9 paper clips to measure Mr Tall's height because 3 paper clip equal to 2 sticks.
ReplyDelete8 paperclips. 4 sticks is equalivent to 6 paperclips. So if 4 sticks is equal to 6 paperclips, then 6 sticks will be equal o 8 sticks, the paperclips will be 2 more then the sticks.
ReplyDelete9 paperclips
ReplyDeleteWe need 4 sticks to measure mr shorty height
ReplyDeleteWe need 8 paperclips to measure mr tall's height
ReplyDelete4 sticks is 6 paperclips
6 sticks is 8 paperclips
4+2 6+2
9 paperclips.2sticks:3paperclips.So 6sticks=9paperclips
ReplyDeleteMr Short>4:6
ReplyDelete6-4=2
6+2=8
Mr Tall>6:8
Mr Tall is 8 paperclips long.
We need 9 paperclips to measure Mr Tall's height
ReplyDelete8 paper clips . Mr Short's number of paper clips is 2 more than the sticks.So,we should add 2 to the number of Mr Tall .
ReplyDeleteit should be about 8 paper clips
ReplyDeleteWe need 9 paperclips more to measure MR Tall's height.
ReplyDeletemrTall is 9 paper clips tall
ReplyDelete9 paper clips.3 paper clipsequals to 2 sticks
ReplyDelete9 paper clips
ReplyDeleteneed 8 paper clips
ReplyDeletei think we need 8 paper clips for mr tall
ReplyDeleteI think we need about 9 paperclips
ReplyDeleteans:8
ReplyDeleteFor mr short,he is four sticks tall and six paper clip.But mr tall is six sticks long so the difference is two.
'think its nine paper clips.(dunna know the correct one)
ReplyDelete8 paper clips meh?
ReplyDeleteI thought is 9!!!
1/2 plus one paperclips is 1 stick. 1 plus 1/2 times 6 equals to 9.Mr Tall is 9 paperclip long.
ReplyDeleteeight.When we measure mr short with sticks,he is 4 sticks tall while mr tall is 6 sticks tall.The difference is 2.So,the number of paper clips must also have a difference of 2.It is a pattern.
ReplyDelete8 i think
ReplyDeleteIf 6 paperclips is equal to 4 sticks so mr tall is two sticks taller,mr tall is maybe 9 sticks tall
ReplyDelete9 paperclips
ReplyDeleteITS EIGHT ANONYMOUS NOT NINE
ReplyDelete8 comments meh?
ReplyDeleteI tought is 9!!!
I think we need 8 paper clips for Mr Tall because Mr Short needs 4 sticks to measure him and 6 paper clips to measure him thats means they need 2 more paper clips than sticks and Mr Tall is 6 sticks tall so 6+2=8.
ReplyDeletei think the answer is 9 .....
ReplyDeletewe need 9 paper clips to measure mr.tall height because mr.short's height needs 6 paper clips to measure his height and 4 sticks is also needed to measure his height.mr.tall is 6 sticks tall so i need to use 6 divide by 2 and i will get 3.i will also use 6 plus 3 and the answer is 9
ReplyDeletemr tall is two more stick taller than mr short . so,two stick equal to three papper sticks. three plus six equal nine. the answer is nine
ReplyDeleteeverybody look at the number of sticks to the number of paperclips.
ReplyDeleteNOOOO I THINK IS 8
ReplyDelete2 sticks is 3 paperclips
ReplyDeleteIt is not 8
ReplyDeletemr tall is two more stick taller than mr short . so,two stick equal to three papper sticks. three plus six equal nine. the answer is nine
ReplyDeletei think 9.
ReplyDeleteno 8.
8 is maybe(0.00000000000000000000000000000000000001:100)
There are many people who put 8 can you explain why?
ReplyDeleteThe answer is nine. Because 2 sticks is 3 paperclips. So 8 sticks is nine paperclips.
ReplyDeleteMaybe its 9 too.Because 3 paper clips is to 2 sticks.So 6 sticks is 9 paper clips.
ReplyDelete(maybe there is 2 answers)
9
ReplyDeleteWhy is the answer 8 ?
ReplyDelete8 paper clips
ReplyDelete9
ReplyDeleteMy answer is 9.
ReplyDeleteFor me it is not'think',it is 'accurate'.We need exactly 9 clips as 2 sticks equals to 3 clips.So,I take 6 sticks and divide it by 2 and the answer is 3.Then, I take 3 and multiply it by 3 clips.
ReplyDeleteEight.The difference between the number of sticks and the number of paper clips measured by Mr Short is 2.So when Mr Tall was measured in paper clips,he had to add 2 to the number of paper clips.
ReplyDeletemaybe we need 9 paper clips for Mr Tall .
ReplyDeletemy answer is 9 bcause.....
ReplyDelete2 sticks = 3 sticks..........
6-4=2........
6+3=9........
so that is my answer.............
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I think we need 8 paperclips to measure mr tall's height
ReplyDeleteIt is 9 because 1 stick is equal to 3 paperclips,so 6 sticks are equal to 3+3+3+3+3+3,which is equal to 18.
ReplyDeleteElson its 8 i tink
ReplyDelete1 and the half paper clips is equal to 1 stick.So,if Mr Tall is 6 sticks long,he will be: 1x6-6 halfx6-3 So,3 add 6-9.Then,the answer is 9 paper clips long.
ReplyDeleteIt is 9
ReplyDeleteIs the answer 9??
ReplyDelete2 sticks is equal to 6 paper clips.
ReplyDelete6 divide by 2 is 3(obviously!!!)
3 add 6 is 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is it really 9?
ReplyDelete6 divide 2 is 3
ReplyDelete6 add 3 is 9
9 is the answer
everyone,GET IT???????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
maybe is 8 or 9
ReplyDeletemaybe the answer is 9
ReplyDeletemr short needs 6 paperclips and mr tall needs6 sticks
ReplyDeleteThe answer is 9 paper clips.
ReplyDeleteThe ratio of the number of sticks to the number of paper clips is 2 : 3.
This means that the length of 2 sticks = the length of 3 paperclips.
So Mr Tall is 6 sticks tall = 9 paper clips
Good Job!
oh no!my ans is wrong. now i understand!
ReplyDeleteOh noo!I got it wrong!But still expected
ReplyDeleteAccording to every bodies saying, its 8
ReplyDeleteBut according to Mrs Ang, its 9!
ReplyDeleteBut its 9.
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