Ratios

Front

What is a ratio?

Back

A comparison of two quantities using division.

Front

Give a real-life example of a ratio.

Back

4 meatballs : 1 cup of sauce

Front

What is the ratio of red marbles to yellow marbles if there are 2 red marbles and 5 yellow marbles?

Back

2 to 5

Front

What is the ratio of red apples to green apples if there are 4 red apples and 3 green apples?

Back

4 to 3

Front

In a fruit bowl with 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears, what is the ratio of pears to all fruit?

Back

5:11

Front

How do you express a ratio?

Back

A ratio can be expressed in three ways: as a fraction, with a colon (:) or with the word 'to'.

Front

What does a ratio of 3:1 mean?

Back

It means for every 3 of one quantity, there is 1 of another quantity.

Front

If there are 10 boys and 5 girls in a class, what is the ratio of boys to girls?

Back

2 to 1

Front

What is the simplest form of the ratio 8:12?

Back

2:3

Front

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

Back

2 to 3