A ratio is a way to show a relationship between two numbers.
Ratios can be used to compare things of the same type.
For example, we may use a ratio to compare the number of dogs to the number of cats in a particular area.
Steps for writing a Ratio
Identify the Relationship
Write the two quantities in
Fraction Form
Simplify the Fraction
If you care to you can rewrite the ratio in other forms.
Three forms of Ratios
Fraction a/b
Colon a : b
Using to a to b
9 red boxes to 3 blue boxes
Written as,
Red Boxes / Blue Boxes
9/3
9:3
to 3
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