Ratios

What is the ratio of the weight of the grapes to the weight of the oranges?

• 17:21

• 17

• 21:17

• 21

What is the ratio of the number of oranges to the number of apples?

• 7

• 7:4

• 4

• 4:7

What is the ratio of the weight of the cat to the weight of the dog?

• 13:12

• 12

• 13

• 12:13

What is the ratio of the total amount of connecting cubes to the number of green connecting cubes?

• 11

• 7:4

• 4:7

• 11:4

What is the ratio of the total length of the pieces of color paper to the length of the blue color paper?

• 14

• 14:9

• 14:5

• 9:5

What is the ratio of the length of the red color paper to the length of the blue color paper?

• 5

• 5:9

• 9":5

• 9

What is the ratio of the number of daisies to the number of the total amount of flowers?

• 9 : 5

• 5 : 9

• 5 : 14

• 14 : 5

A ratio is used to...

• count the amount of objects in a place.

• compare values or quantities.

• identify the differences in objects.

• measure objects.

A ratio can be expressed (3 answers)

• 8 is to 7

• 8:7

•  $\frac{8}{7}$  

• 8 and 7

3:7 expressed as a fraction is

• $\frac{3}{7}$

• $\frac{7}{3}$