Ratios

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities that shows the relative size of one quantity to another.

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How can a ratio be expressed?

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

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What is the ratio of 4 apples to 2 oranges?

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The ratio of 4 apples to 2 oranges is 4:2, which can be simplified to 2:1.

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Which of the following is a real-life example of a ratio? 12 noodles, 4 meatballs : 1 cup of sauce, 1 jar of sauce, 15 desserts

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4 meatballs : 1 cup of sauce.

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What is another way to write the ratio 6:7?

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6/7.

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Mary lost 3 out of 5 games. What is the ratio of games Mary lost to the games she won?

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The ratio of games lost to games won is 3:2.

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Which is a way NOT to present a ratio? As a fraction, Using a colon (:), Using the word 'to', None. All of these are right ways to write a ratio

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None. All of these are right ways to write a ratio.

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A ratio can be written in 3 ways. Which of the following is NOT how a ratio is written? 3=4, 3 : 4, 3 / 4, 3 to 4

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3=4.

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If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3, how many boys are there if there are 15 girls?

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If the ratio is 2:3, then for every 3 girls, there are 2 boys. If there are 15 girls, then there are 10 boys.

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What does it mean if a ratio is simplified?

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A simplified ratio means that the numbers in the ratio have been reduced to their smallest whole number form.