Ratios and Proportions

What are the numbers in a ratio called?

• units
• terms

A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2:5
• 5:3
• 3:5
• 5:2

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Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form.
15 girls to 6 boys   

• 5 to 2
• 5/3
• 3 to 5
• 5/2

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Tommy has a bag of LEGOS.  There are 6 yellow, 3 red, and 8 blue LEGOS.  What is the ratio in simplest form of red to yellow LEGOS?

• 1/2
• 6/3
• 2/1
• 3/6

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The pet shop has 2 dogs, 4 cats, and 5 hamsters. What is the ratio of dogs to all pets?

• 2:4
• 2:5
• 2:11
• 11:2

Which ratio represents the relationship of bananas to apples?

• 3:8
• 8:3
• 3:2
• 2:3

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Which represents the relationship of oranges to fruit?

• 2:6
• 2:4
• 4:6
• 4:2

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What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities 
• To multiply two fractions 
• A number over another number
• Two decimals that can be multiplied

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What word can be used when writing a ratio?

• a
• be
• to
• and

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A bag of marbles comes with 3 blue marbles, 2 red marbles, and 5 yellow marbles. What is the ratio of red to yellow?

• 2 to 5
• 5 to 3
• 3 to 5
• 5 to 2