Exploring Ratios and Their Applications

What is a ratio?

• A comparison of two quantities using multiplication

• A comparison of two quantities using division

• A comparison of two quantities using subtraction

• A comparison of two quantities using addition

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

• Using the word 'to'

• Using a semicolon

• Using a colon

• Using a fraction

If you have 2 calculators and 6 pencils, how would you write the ratio of calculators to pencils using a colon?

• 2-6

• 6-2

• 6:2

• 2:6

How would you write the ratio of 6 basketballs to 4 soccer balls as a fraction?

• 4:6

• 6/4

• 4/6

• 6:4

What does 'part-to-whole' mean in the context of ratios?

• Comparing a part of the items to another part

• Comparing a part of the items to the total number of items

• Comparing two wholes

• Comparing the whole to a part

Simplify the ratio 600 boys to 540 girls.

• 10:9

• 9:10

• 5:4

• 4:5

What are equivalent ratios?

• Ratios that cannot be simplified

• Ratios that are not equal

• Ratios that represent the same relationship

• Ratios that are in simplest form

If the ratio of frogs to turtles is 2:5, which of the following is an equivalent ratio?

• 4:10

• 6:15

• 5:2

• 3:7

Katie wants to divide 30 flowers into two rows with a ratio of 2 tulips to 3 roses. How many tulips did she plant?

• 10

• 15

• 12

• 18

In a school play with 48 students, the ratio of boys to girls is 5:7. How many boys are there?

• 24

• 18

• 28

• 20