Solving Ratio Problems

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities that shows the relative size of one quantity to another, often expressed as 'a to b' or 'a:b'.

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How do you simplify a ratio?

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To simplify a ratio, divide both terms by their greatest common divisor (GCD).

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If a recipe calls for a ratio of 2:3 for sugar to flour, what does this mean?

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This means for every 2 parts of sugar, there are 3 parts of flour.

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What is the ratio of songs kept to songs deleted if Kaleb had 136 songs and deleted 56?

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The ratio is 10 to 7.

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If you have a ratio of 10:3 for sugar to flour and use 70 ounces of sugar, how many ounces of flour do you need?

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You need 21 ounces of flour.

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What is the ratio of non-fiction books to fiction books if 24 out of 52 checked out books were fiction?

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The ratio is 7:6.

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At a bake sale, if the ratio of raisin cookies to oatmeal cookies is 9:1 and 72 raisin cookies were sold, how many cookies were sold in total?

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80 cookies were sold in total.

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If a classroom has 35 glue sticks and the ratio of glue sticks to glue bottles is 5:2, how many glue bottles are there?

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There are 14 glue bottles.

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What does it mean if a ratio is expressed as 1:4?

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It means for every 1 part of the first quantity, there are 4 parts of the second quantity.

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How can you express the ratio of 10 to 5 in simplest form?

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The simplest form is 2:1.