Ratio - it compares two numbers
A ratio shows the relative sizes of two or more values.
Ratios can be shown in different ways. Using the ":" to separate example values, or as a single number by dividing one value by the total.
Example: if there is 1 boy and 3 girls you could write the ratio as:
1:3 (for every one boy there are 3 girls)
1/3 are boys and 2/3 are girls
0.33 are boys (by dividing 1 by 3)
1 to 3
Real life ratios:
recipes, the amount of nuts to raisins in trail mix
Cost of laundry detergent per ounce.
A ratio shows the relative sizes of two or more values.
Ratios can be shown in different ways. Using the ":" to separate example values, or as a single number by dividing one value by the total.
Example: if there is 1 boy and 3 girls you could write the ratio as:
1:3 (for every one boy there are 3 girls)
1/3 are boys and 2/3 are girls
0.33 are boys (by dividing 1 by 3)
1 to 3
Real life ratios:
recipes, the amount of nuts to raisins in trail mix
Cost of laundry detergent per ounce.