Using Ratio Language
What is a ratio?
A ratio is comparing two values.
If there are 5 boys and 3 girls, what is the part to part ratio of boys to girls?
5:3 or 5 to 3
If there are 20 students in a class and 8 are girls, what is the part to whole ratio of girls to the total number of students?
8:20 or 8 to 20
A class has 10 boys and 15 girls. What is the part to part ratio of boys to girls?
10:15 or 10 to 15
In a school, there are 30 students and 12 are girls. What is the part to whole ratio of girls to students?
12:30 or 12 to 30
Using ratio language, how would you express the ratio of 4 red marbles to 6 blue marbles?
For every 4 red marbles, there are 6 blue marbles.
In a class of 12 students, if 7 are girls, what is the ratio of boys to girls?
5:7 or 5 to 7
A pizza has 8 slices, and 3 slices are pepperoni. What is the ratio of pepperoni slices to the whole pizza?
3:8 or 3 to 8
If there are 5 cats and 2 dogs, what is the part to part ratio of cats to dogs?
5:2 or 5 to 2
If a recipe uses 2 cups of sugar out of 10 cups total, what is the ratio of sugar to total ingredients?
2:10
Using ratio language, write a ratio comparing 10 apples to 5 oranges.
For every 10 apples, there are 5 oranges.
If there are 8 red balls and 4 green balls, what is the part to part ratio of red balls to green balls?
8:4 or 8 to 4
In a jar with 30 candies, if 10 are chocolate, what is the part to whole ratio of chocolate candies?
10:30 or 10 to 30
A basket contains 4 apples and 6 bananas. What is the part to part ratio of apples to bananas?
4:6 or 4 to 6
A box contains 50 toys, and 20 are stuffed animals. What is the part to whole ratio of stuffed animals to total toys?
20:50 or 20 to 50
If there are 3 dogs for every 2 cats, how would you write this ratio?
3:2 or 3 to 2
A recipe calls for 2 cups of flour and 1 cup of sugar. What is the part to part ratio of flour to sugar?
2:1 or 2 to 1
If a garden has 15 flowers and 5 are roses, what is the part to whole ratio of roses to total flowers?
5:15 or 5 to 15
In a game, there are 3 red teams and 5 blue teams. What is the ratio of red teams to blue teams?
3:5 or 3 to 5
In a classroom of 25 students, 10 are wearing glasses. What is the part to whole ratio of students wearing glasses to total students?
10:25 or 10 to 25
What are the three ways you can describe a ratio using words?
For every, for each, and as many as
In a fruit basket with 6 apples, 4 bananas, and 2 oranges, what is the ratio of apples to bananas to oranges?
6:4:2 or 6 to 4 to 2
If 13 girls and 17 boys make the honor roll, what is the part to whole ratio of boys to total students?
17:30 or 17 to 30
If a fruit salad has 2 strawberries for every 3 blueberries, what is the part to part ratio of strawberries to blueberries?
2:3 or 2 to 3
If there are 40 cars in a parking lot and 10 are red, what is the part to whole ratio of red cars to total cars?
10:40 or 10 to 40