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Compare Ratios (2 or 4 Players)

Materials Needed:
• deck of playing cards
• one six-sided die

1. Remove the kings from the deck of cards.
• Aces count as 1s, jacks count as 11s, and queens count as 12s.
• Other cards represent their face numbers.

2. Deal all of the cards equally to each player.

3. Each player rolls one die to decide who will play first. The player with the highest roll goes first. If there is a tie, roll again.

4. The first player rolls the die. Each player looks for cards that form a fraction closest to the number on the die. The player that has the closest ratio places the two cards that form the ratio on the table. In the case of a tie, all tied players place their cards on the table.

Example: The number 4 is rolled. Ray has a queen and a 3 in his hand. This is the ratio 12 : 3. He puts the queen and the 3 on the table.

5. The other players check that the ratios on the table are correct.

6. Play moves to the next player.

7. The winner is the player who has no cards left.







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