Snow Day 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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If the ratio of kids drinking hot cocoa to kids making snow angels is 3:7, how many kids are making snow angels if 9 kids are drinking hot cocoa?

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21 kids are making snow angels.

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How do you simplify the ratio 12:4?

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The simplest form of the ratio 12:4 is 3:1.

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What is the ratio of kids building snowmen to kids sledding if 15 kids are building snowmen and 5 kids are sledding?

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The ratio is 15:5.

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What is the ratio of blue sleds to total sleds if there are 8 red sleds and 6 blue sleds?

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The ratio of blue sleds to total sleds is 6:14.

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If a snowflake pattern repeats in a 3:4 ratio of big snowflakes to small snowflakes, how many small snowflakes are there if there are 12 big snowflakes?

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There are 16 small snowflakes.

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What does it mean to express a ratio in simplest form?

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Expressing a ratio in simplest form means reducing it to the smallest whole numbers that maintain the same relationship.

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How can you find the total number of items in a ratio?

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To find the total number of items in a ratio, add the parts of the ratio together and then use the known quantity to find the unknown.

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What is the relationship between the parts of a ratio?

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The parts of a ratio indicate how many parts of one quantity there are compared to another quantity.

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If the ratio of apples to oranges is 2:3 and there are 10 apples, how many oranges are there?

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There are 15 oranges.