Ratios

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What is a ratio?

Back

A ratio is a comparison of two quantities, showing how many times one value contains or is contained within the other.

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How do you find the unit price?

Back

To find the unit price, divide the total price by the number of items.

Front

What is the ratio of birds to total animals if there are 4 birds and 6 snakes?

Back

4/10 or 2/5.

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What does it mean for a table to be proportional?

Back

A table is proportional if the ratios of the values in the table are constant.

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How do you express a ratio?

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A ratio can be expressed in three ways: as a fraction, with a colon (e.g., 4:6), or with the word 'to' (e.g., 4 to 6).

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What is the ratio of pears to all fruit if there are 4 apples, 2 bananas, and 5 pears?

Back

5:11.

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If the unit price of Sargento cheese is lower than Velveeta cheese, which is the better deal?

Back

Sargento is the better deal.

Front

What is a coordinate point?

Back

A coordinate point is a pair of numbers that define a position on a grid, usually written as (x, y).

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What is the ratio of 6 to 4 expressed in simplest form?

Back

3:2.

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How do you determine if two ratios are equivalent?

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Two ratios are equivalent if they simplify to the same fraction.