Ratio, Ration table

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities that shows how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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How do you write a ratio?

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Ratios can be written in three ways: using a colon (e.g., 3:2), as a fraction (e.g., 3/2), or with the word 'to' (e.g., 3 to 2).

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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 quantities, meaning they can be simplified to the same fraction.

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How do you find an equivalent ratio?

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To find an equivalent ratio, 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 squares to triangles if there are 6 squares and 3 triangles?

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The ratio of squares to triangles is 6:3, which simplifies to 2:1.

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If the ratio of birds to all animals is 3:18, how many birds are there if there are 18 animals?

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If there are 18 animals, then there are 3 birds, as the ratio 3:18 means for every 3 birds, there are 18 animals.

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

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The ratio of pears to all fruit is 5:11, since there are 5 pears and a total of 11 fruits.

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What is the total number of toy cars if Patrick has 2 black, 3 red, and 5 white toy cars?

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Patrick has a total of 10 toy cars (2 + 3 + 5 = 10).

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What is the ratio of red toy cars to all toy cars if Patrick has 3 red toy cars?

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The ratio of red toy cars to all toy cars is 3:10.

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How do you simplify the ratio 6:9?

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To simplify the ratio 6:9, divide both terms by their greatest common divisor, which is 3. The simplified ratio is 2:3.