1/3 Ratios and Equivalent Ratios

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What is a ratio?

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A ratio is a comparison of two quantities that shows the relative size of one quantity to another.

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What does the term 'equivalent ratios' mean?

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Equivalent ratios are ratios that express the same relationship between numbers, even if the numbers themselves are different.

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How do you determine if two ratios are equivalent?

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To determine if two ratios are equivalent, you can cross-multiply and see if the products are equal.

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What is the ratio of part to whole?

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The ratio of part to whole compares a part of a group to the entire group.

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If the ratio of chocolate shakes to vanilla shakes is 5:4, how many vanilla shakes are there if 25 chocolate shakes are sold?

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20 vanilla shakes.

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What is the ratio of coaches to players if there are 3 coaches and 10 players?

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The ratio is 3:10.

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If a recipe calls for 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar, what is the ratio of flour to sugar?

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The ratio of flour to sugar is 2:3.

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What is a part-to-part ratio?

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A part-to-part ratio compares two parts of a whole to each other.

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If there are 12 apples and 8 oranges, what is the ratio of apples to oranges?

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The ratio of apples to oranges is 12:8, which simplifies to 3:2.

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How can you express the ratio 4:6 in simplest form?

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The simplest form of 4:6 is 2:3.