Writing Ratios
There are 3 elephants, 6 snakes at the zoo. What is the ratio of elephants to snakes.
3/6 or 1/2
The ratio 20:25 in simplest form
What is 4:5
There are 10 pencils and 5 pens a pencil box Write the ratio of pencils to pens
What is 10:5 or 2?
Write the ratio 6:10 in simplest form
What is 3:5?
What are the three ways to write a ratio?
Colon, Fraction, the word to
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.
The ratio 12:16 in simplest form
What is 3:4
What is 5:20 or 1:4?
Write the ratio 9:45 in simplest form
What is 1:5?
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
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?
The ratio 30:35 in simplest form
What is 6:7
The equivalent ratio to 6 to 9 by simplifying
What is 2 and 3
Write the ratio 7:21 in simplest form
What is 1:3?
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
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?
The ratio 14 to 18 in simplest form
What is 7 to 9
The equivalent ratio for 15 to 9 by simplifying
What is 5 and 3
Write the ratio 3:15 in simplest form
What is 1:5?
No. Order matters.
The fruit bowl contains 2 apples and 8 bananas. The ratio of bananas to apples
What is 8 to 2 or 4?
The ratio 24: 32 in simplest form
The equivalent ratio for 5 to 7 by multiplying both parts by 4
What is 20:28
Write the ratio 6:9 in simplest form
What is 2:3?
Why shouldn't you write a part to part ratio as a fraction?
Because fractions are part to whole. Not part to part.