Understanding Ratios

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Define the term ratio.

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A comparison of two quantities.

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What is the ratio of cherries to pears if there are 8 cherries and 2 pears?

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8 to 2.

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If Mr. Johnson surveyed 12 students and 7 picked football, what is the ratio of students that picked football to the total number of students surveyed?

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What are the three different ways you can write a ratio?

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Fraction, colon, words.

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Describe the ratio of purple circles to red circles if there are 6 purple circles and 5 red circles.

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For every 6 purple circles, there are 5 red circles.

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What is a unit ratio?

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A ratio that compares a quantity to one unit of another quantity.

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How do you simplify a ratio?

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Divide both terms of the ratio by their greatest common factor.

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If the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 3 to 4, how many boys are there if there are 28 students in total?

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12 boys.

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What does it mean if a ratio is expressed as 1:5?

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For every 1 of the first quantity, there are 5 of the second quantity.

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If a recipe calls for a ratio of 2:3 of sugar to flour, how much sugar is needed for 9 cups of flour?

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6 cups of sugar.