Ratios and Proportions Vocab

Solve for x

• x = 1/6

• x = 7

• x = 6

• x = 9

Tommy has a bag of LEGOS.  There are 6 yellow, 3 red, and 8 blue LEGOS.  What is the ratio in simplest form of red to yellow LEGOS?

• 1/2

• 6/3

• 2/1

• 3/6

A proportion is a

• ratio statement

• an "if-then" statement

• a statement of 2 ratios that are equal to each other

• a comparison

All of the following are proper representations of a ratio EXCEPT

• a/b

• a to b

• a:b

• a over b

To solve for missing info in a proportion statement you must first

• Cross multiply

• Divide everything

• Get rid of variables

• Guess

If a class has 14 redheads, 8 brunettes, and 6 blondes- What is the REDUCED ratio of redheads to brunettes?

• 4:7

• 14:8

• 8:14

• 7:4

If a class has 14 redheads, 8 brunettes, and 6 blondes- What is the REDUCED ratio of blondes to brunettes?

• 3:4

• 8:6

• 6:8

• 4:3

Write a ratio in simplest form:
12 CD's to 4 tapes

• 3/1

• 4/1

• 12/4

• 6/1

Write a ratio in simplest form:
8 apples to 24 oranges

• 3/24

• 3/1

• 1/3

• 1/4

Write a ratio in simplest form:
22 cats to 33 dogs

• 22/33

• 3/2

• 1/2

• 2/3