Ratios

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What is a Ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities.

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How many different ways can you write a ratio?

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3

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If there are 5 boys and 7 girls, write the ratio of girls to boys.

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A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

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In the fruit bowl there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears. What is the ratio of ALL fruit to pears?

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What does it mean to simplify a ratio?

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To simplify a ratio means to reduce it to its simplest form by dividing both terms by their greatest common divisor.

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Write the ratio of boys to girls if there are 6 boys and 4 girls.

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What is the ratio of 10 to 5?

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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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How do you express a ratio in words?

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A ratio can be expressed in words as 'for every' or 'to'. For example, 2:3 can be expressed as '2 to 3'.