Writing Ratios in Simplest Form

Which of the following is NOT a way to write a ratio?

• Using a division bar

• Using the word 'to'

• Using a semicolon

• Using a colon

How do we read the ratio 5:8?

• Five divided by eight

• Five to eight

• Five over eight

• Five and eight

What does a ratio compare?

• Four quantities

• Two quantities

• Three quantities

• One quantity

If you have a ratio of a to b, which term is 'a'?

• First term

• Third term

• Second term

• Fourth term

What is the simplified form of the ratio 4 triangles to 6 squares?

• 3 to 2

• 1 to 2

• 4 to 6

• 2 to 3

How do you simplify the ratio of 6 squares to 2 pentagons?

• 6 to 2

• 3 to 1

• 2 to 1

• 1 to 3

What is the ratio of all polygons (12) to the number of triangles (4)?

• 3 to 1

• 2 to 1

• 1 to 3

• 4 to 12

How do you convert 2 minutes into seconds?

• 2 * 30

• 2 * 50

• 2 * 60

• 2 * 120

What is the simplified form of the ratio 50 seconds to 120 seconds?

• 10 to 12

• 5 to 2

• 5 to 12

• 1 to 2

What is the ratio of 10 minutes to 60 minutes in simplest form?

• 6 to 1

• 10 to 60

• 1 to 6

• 1 to 10