Ratios

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What is a ratio?

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

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How can a ratio be presented?

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A ratio can be presented as a fraction, using a colon (:), or using the word 'to'.

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What is a part-to-part ratio?

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A part-to-part ratio compares two parts of a whole, such as the number of apples to the number of oranges.

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What is a part-to-whole ratio?

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A part-to-whole ratio compares a part of the whole to the entire whole, such as the number of red toy cars to all toy cars.

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What is an equivalent ratio?

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Equivalent ratios are two or more ratios that express the same relationship between quantities.

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If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 3 cups of sugar, what is the ratio of flour to sugar?

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The ratio of flour to sugar is 2:3.

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What does it mean if two ratios are proportional?

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Two ratios are proportional if they represent the same relationship, meaning they can be simplified to the same fraction.

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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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What is the ratio of 4 apples to 3 oranges?

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The ratio of 4 apples to 3 oranges is a part-to-part ratio.

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What is the total number of toy cars if Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5 white toy cars?

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Patrick has a total of 10 toy cars.