Ratios

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities that shows how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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How do you write a ratio?

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Ratios can be written in three ways: using a colon (e.g., 3:2), as a fraction (e.g., 3/2), or with the word 'to' (e.g., 3 to 2).

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What is the ratio of school apps to game apps if Kelly has 5 school apps and 3 game apps?

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5 to 3

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If the ratio of pages read to pages left is 7:3 and the book has 500 pages, how many pages did Henry read?

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350 pages.

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What is the total number of items if the ratio of apples to bananas is 4:2?

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6 items (4 apples + 2 bananas).

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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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5:11

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What does the ordered pair (3, 300) represent in a real-world context?

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In 3 months, $300 was raised for the science fair.

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If a recipe requires a ratio of 2 cups of flour to 3 cups of sugar, how much sugar is needed for 4 cups of flour?

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6 cups of sugar.

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What is a part-to-part ratio?

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A part-to-part ratio compares different parts of a whole, such as the ratio of boys to girls in a class.

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What is a part-to-whole ratio?

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A part-to-whole ratio compares a part of a quantity to the entire quantity, such as the ratio of apples to all fruit in a basket.