Equivalent 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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A ratio can be written in three ways: using a colon (e.g., 3:4), as a fraction (e.g., 3/4), or with the word 'to' (e.g., 3 to 4).

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What does it mean for two ratios to be equivalent?

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Two ratios are equivalent if they represent the same relationship between quantities, even if the numbers are different.

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How can you find equivalent ratios?

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You can find equivalent ratios by multiplying or dividing both terms of the ratio by the same non-zero number.

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If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, what is the ratio of GIRLS to BOYS?

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7 to 5

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A snack mixture contains 5 walnuts, 4 hazelnuts, and 10 peanuts. What is the ratio of walnuts, hazelnuts, and peanuts to peanuts?

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19 to 10

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For a recipe, Amos uses 4 cups of sugar for every 5 cups of flour. What are equivalent ratios for sugar to flour?

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4/5=8/10=12/15

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Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form: 24 players : 3 teams.

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8/1

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What is the ratio of the number of days it rained last week to the number of days it did NOT rain if it rained for 3 days?

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3:4

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What is the simplest form of the ratio 10:15?

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2:3