Writing Ratios to Describe a Picture

This lesson teaches how to write different ratios to describe a picture by considering parts and totals. It covers part to part ratios, such as 3 boys to 2 girls, and part to total ratios, like 3 boys to 5 total students. The lesson emphasizes that multiple correct ratios can describe the same picture, and it guides students through writing six different ratios for a given image. The lesson concludes by reinforcing the understanding of part to part and part to total ratios.

How many different ratios can be written to describe the same picture?

Explain how to write a part to total ratio based on the lesson's example.