Ratios and Equivalent 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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What does it mean for two ratios to be equivalent?

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Two ratios are equivalent if they represent the same relationship between numbers, even if the numbers themselves are different.

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How do you find equivalent ratios?

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To find equivalent ratios, 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 3 apples to 5 oranges written in simplest form?

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3 : 5

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

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3 : 2

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Are the ratios 6 : 8 and 3 : 4 equivalent?

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Yes, they are equivalent because both can be simplified to 3 : 4.

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If there are 20 students in a class and the ratio of boys to girls is 3 : 2, how many boys are there?

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There are 12 boys.

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What is the ratio of 4 to 12 in simplest form?

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1 : 3

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In a fruit basket, the ratio of apples to bananas is 5 : 2. If there are 10 apples, how many bananas are there?

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4 bananas.

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What is the ratio of chocolate chips to flour in a cookie recipe that uses 2 cups of chocolate chips and 3 cups of flour?

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2 : 3