RATIO and PROPORTION

RATIO

and

PROPORTION

by WINKELYN CLET

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2 + 1 = 3

​EXAMPLES:

​What is the ratio of the number of stars to the number of sun?

​Answer: 2:1

​EXAMPLES:

​What is the ratio of the number of sun to the number of stars?

​Answer: 1:2

Why? Because Sun is mentioned 1st,then stars.

​What if one number

is missing in the

proportion?

1: 3 = ? : 6

​Another example:

What if one number

is missing in the

proportion?

1 : 3 = 2 : ?