Cocoa-Clusters Mrs. Cart’s class is selling Cocoa-Clusters for a fundraiser. In each box of Cocoa-Clusters, there are 5 pecan candies, 3 coconut candies, and 2 caramel candies. • • •
Model one box of Cocoa-Clusters. Color each diagram to represent your model. Complete the remainder of the table. Boxes
Diagram
Part-to-Whole a) How many caramel candies are in 1 box?
1 box
b) What is the ratio of the number of caramel candies to the total number of candies in 1 box?
c) How many caramel candies are in 2 boxes? 2 boxes
d) What is the ratio of the number of caramel candies to the total number of candies in 2 boxes?
e) How many caramel candies are in 10 boxes?
f) What is the ratio of the number of caramel candies to the total number of candies in 10 boxes? 10 boxes
Communicating about Mathematics What connections do you see between the ratio of caramel candies to the total number of candies and the fractional part of the caramel candies?