Ratio, ratio tables, & equivalent ratios practice

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What are the three ways to write/express a ratio?

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1. Fraction bar (e.g., 5/4) 2. Colon (e.g., 5:4) 3. 'To' (e.g., 5 to 4)

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What is an equivalent ratio?

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An equivalent ratio is a ratio that expresses the same relationship between two quantities, even if the numbers are different (e.g., 5:4 is equivalent to 25:20).

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How do you find an equivalent ratio?

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To find an equivalent ratio, you can multiply or divide both terms of the ratio by the same non-zero number.

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In a fruit bowl with 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears, what is the ratio of pears to all fruit?

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The ratio of pears to all fruit is 5:11.

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What is the total number of fruits in the bowl if there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears?

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The total number of fruits is 4 + 2 + 5 = 11.

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If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3:2, how many boys are there if there are 10 girls?

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If the ratio is 3:2, then for every 2 girls, there are 3 boys. If there are 10 girls, then there are (10 girls * 3 boys/2 girls) = 15 boys.

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What is the ratio of 25 to 15 in simplest form?

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The simplest form of the ratio 25:15 is 5:3.

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How can you represent the ratio of 8 to 12 using a fraction?

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The ratio of 8 to 12 can be represented as the fraction 8/12, which simplifies to 2/3.

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What is the missing number in the ratio 2:5 = ? : 15?

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The missing number is 6, because (2/5) = (6/15).

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If a recipe requires a ratio of 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar, how much flour is needed for 9 cups of sugar?

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To maintain the ratio, you would need 6 cups of flour for 9 cups of sugar.