Different Ways to Write Ratios

Writing Ratios

Objectives

• Review vocabulary

• Learn how to write ratios

• Practice writing ratios

Ratio

A ratio is a comparison of two numbers by division. You can write the ratio of a to b as $\frac{a}{b}$ , a:b, or a to b.

How to write ratios

There are 3 ways to write ratios:
-Fraction Form: $\frac{3}{5}$  


-Colon Form:     3:5


-Word Form:     3 to 5

What's the ratio?

There are 2 circles and 6 hearts. What is the ratio of triangles to all shapes (Simplify if you can)?

Fraction Form:

Colon Form:

Word Form:

What's the ratio?

There are 2 circles and 6 hearts. What is the ratio of triangles to all shapes (Simplify if you can)?
Fraction Form:    $\frac{1}{3}$  


Colon Form:      1:3


Word Form:      1 to 3

Multiple Choice

What are the 3 different ways to write a ratio?

• word form, colon form, and fraction form

• number form, letter form, and expression form

• matrix form, linear form, and quadratic form

Multiple Choice

There are 8 dogs and 9 cats in this image. Whats the ratio of cats to all animals?

• 1 to 2

• 8:9

• $$\frac{9}{17}$$

Multiple Choice

There are 4 boys and 2 girls in class. What's the ratio of girls to boys?

• 4 to 6

• $$\frac{4}{2}$$

• 1:2

Multiple Choice

There are 8 pairs of shoes and 13 pairs of slippers outside. What's the ratio of shoes to slippers?

• 8:13

• 2:3

• $$\frac{13}{8}$$