Writing Ratios
Simplifying Ratios
Writing Ratios 2
Simplifying Ratios 2
Ratio Basics
100

There are 3 elephants, 6 snakes at the zoo.   What is the ratio of elephants to snakes.  

3/6 or 1/2 

100

The ratio 20:25 in simplest form 

What is 4:5

100

There are 10 pencils and  5 pens a pencil box Write the ratio of pencils to pens

What is 10:5 or 2?

100

Write the ratio 6:10 in simplest form

What is 3:5?

100

What are the three ways to write a ratio?

Colon, Fraction, the word to

200

The parking lot contains 5 silver cars and 10 blue cars. What is the ratio of  silver cars to blue cars

5: 10 of 1:2. 

200

The ratio 12:16 in simplest form

What is 3:4

200
A set of markers contain 10 red markers 20 blue markers and 4 green markers,  write the ratio of green markers to blue markers. 

What is 5:20 or 1:4?

200

Write the ratio  9:45 in simplest form

What is 1:5?

200

Give a part to whole ratio

++++  0 0 0 0 0

4/9 or 4 to 9 or 4:9

5/9 or 5 to 9 or 5:9

300

The volleyball team has 8 ninth graders and  12 tenth graders. What is the ratio of ninth graders to tenth graders?

What is 8:12. or 2/3?

300

The ratio 30:35 in simplest form 

What is 6:7

300

The equivalent ratio to 6 to 9 by simplifying

What is 2 and 3

300

Write the ratio 7:21 in simplest form

What is 1:3?

300

Give a part to part ratio in all ways

+ + + +   0 0 0 0 0

4 to 5 or 4:5

5 to 4 or 5:4

400

The animal shelter has  9 dogs and 12 cats available for adoption. What is the ratio of dogs to cats?

What is 9:12 or 3:4?

400

The ratio 14 to 18 in simplest form  

What is 7 to 9

400

The equivalent ratio for 15 to 9 by simplifying

What is 5 and 3

400

Write the ratio  3:15  in simplest form

What is 1:5?

400
The evil chicken is given the following ratios: oranges to apples.  There are 2 oranges and 3 apples.  When giving an answer the evil chicken says 3 to 2?  Is the evil chicken correct?  Why or Why not? 

No.  Order matters.

500

The fruit bowl contains 2 apples and 8 bananas. The ratio of bananas to apples

What is  8 to 2 or 4?

500

The ratio 24: 32 in simplest form 

What is 3:4
500

The equivalent ratio for 5 to 7 by multiplying both parts by 4

What is 20:28

500

Write the ratio 6:9 in simplest form

What is 2:3?

500

Why shouldn't you write a part to part ratio as a fraction?

Because fractions are part to whole.  Not part to part.  

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