Ratios

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities using division.

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What is the simplest form of the ratio 60 cookies to 10 cupcakes?

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1:6

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If there are 6 girls who chose soccer for every 7 girls who chose basketball, what is the ratio of girls who chose soccer to girls who chose basketball?

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6:7

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What type of ratio is 12 to 4 in Gene's Movie Collection?

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Part to Part

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What does it mean when we say a ratio is in simplest form?

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It means the numbers in the ratio have been reduced to their smallest possible values.

Front

How do you write the ratio of 3 apples to 5 oranges?

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3:5

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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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10 boys.

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What is the ratio of 8 to 4 in simplest form?

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2:1

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

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2:3

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What is a part-to-whole ratio?

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A part-to-whole ratio compares a part of a group to the entire group.