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We think about ratio tables in terms of motion. Move up 2 and over 1, or move up 1 and over 2. In this way we build proportional patterns. By coloring the cells we land on like knights in a chess table, we can see the proportions of different ratios. These proportions build linear patterns on the ratio table and introduce us to the very important concept of slope