Ratios and Rates: What Is a Ratio?

The video tutorial introduces the concept of ratios using real-life examples, such as vehicles in a parking lot and flowers in a vase. It defines a ratio as a relationship between two numbers and provides examples with candy, apples, bananas, and sheep. The tutorial concludes by discussing different ways to write ratios.

What is a ratio?

• A mathematical operation

• A kind of vehicle

• A type of flower

• A comparison of two numbers

In the example of the parking lot, what is the ratio of pickup trucks to cars?

• 2 to 3

• 3 to 2

• 4 to 5

• 5 to 4

How many red gummy bears are there compared to green gummy bears?

• 3 red to 7 green

• 5 red to 4 green

• 7 red to 3 green

• 4 red to 5 green

What is the ratio of apples to bananas in the given example?

• 7 apples to 4 bananas

• 4 apples to 7 bananas

• 3 apples to 5 bananas

• 5 apples to 3 bananas

How can the ratio of white sheep to brown sheep be expressed?

• 3 white to 4 brown

• 4 white to 3 brown

• 2 white to 5 brown

• 5 white to 2 brown