6.3.1 Ratios

Ratios

Definition:

    • Ratio --> A comparison of two qualities by division
      • Ratios can be expressed in multiple ways
      • For example, a ratio of 2 red paperclips to 6 blue paperclips can be written the following ways:



Writing a Ratio in Simplest Form






This is just an illustration showing that we still need to simplify the ratio at the end.

Comparing Parts to Whole





This problem demonstrates how to pull out different bits of information to combine them into a ratio. Notice that 3 students preferred fruit gum out of the 21 total responses. This can be written as the ratio 3:21 or 1:7 in its simplest form.

Homework: