{"product_id":"ratios-and-rates-mystery-detective","title":"Ratios and Rates | Mystery Detective Worksheets | Grades 5–8 | Pizzeria","description":"\u003cp\u003eRatios and proportions worksheets, unit rate and unit price practice pages, and self-checking mini Mystery Detective pack of math activities for 6th grade are all included in this printable ratios and rates detective pack. Students work through equivalent ratios, cross multiplying, unit rate, unit price and the constant of proportionality. Perfect for math centers and stations, small groups, warm ups, homework, spiral review, test prep, intervention, early finishers, substitute plans and homeschool. Completely no prep - just print and go.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery case is set in a pizzeria on its busiest delivery night: a recipe card off its hook, a second price list on the counter, four sets of scooter keys gone with the orders going cold. The pages check themselves - a wrong answer stops the mystery in its tracks, so students go back and find their own mistake before it ever reaches your marking pile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat's Inside\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFinding the missing term in equivalent ratios, in colon and fraction notation: 9:10 = x:120\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSolving proportions by cross multiplying, where the scale factor is not a whole number: 12\/18 = x\/27\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUnit rate: 936 ml in 13 jugs, 336 pies in 7 hours\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eUnit price worked to the cent: $66 for 15 boxes, $52 for 5 tins\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe constant of proportionality read straight from a pair of values: x = 16, y = 304\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eMixed pages where reading the question is half the skill\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eA reference page on ratio notation, cross multiplying, and why ratios multiply instead of adding\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTen leveled cases run through one delivery night: The Stolen Dough Recipe, The Swapped Sauce Pots, The Vanished Pizza Peel, The Jammed Dough Roller, The Empty Tomato Crate, The Faked Price List, The Muddled Order Dockets, The Crushed Pizza Boxes, The Missing Scooter Keys and The Hundred Pizza Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnswer keys, a detective's case log and a certificate of achievement are included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is a Mini Mystery Detective?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA no-prep detective activity where students solve math problems to cross off suspects and unmask the culprit. 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