Ratio Descriptions

What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities

• To multiply two fractions

• Strictly a fraction

• Two decimals that can be multiplied

What type of ratio does the scenario represent?
What is the ratio of pumpkins to broccoli?

• Part to Part 5:2

• Part to Part 2:5

• Part to Whole  2:7

• Part to Whole 5:7

A backyard pond has 12 sunfish and 30 rainbow shiners. Write the ratio of sunfish to rainbow shiners in simplest form .

• 12:30

• 2:5

• 18:30

• 3:5

Which sentence accurately represents the following ratio:

• The ratio of moons to suns is 4 to 8

• There are 4 moons for every 8 suns

• There are 4 moons for every 2 suns

• The ratio of suns to moons is 2:1

What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities 

• To multiply two fractions 

• A number over another number

• Two decimals that can be multiplied

What is a Ratio?

• Is a comparison of two quantities

• A rate with a denominator of one

• It is when the only factor the numerator and denominator share is a one

• Two decimals that can be multiplied

A cookie recipe calls for 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of chocolate chips. What is the ratio of chocolate chips to flour?

• 3 : 2

• 3 to 2

• 6 : 4

• 2 : 3

Mary lost 3 out of 5 games. What is the ratio of games Mary lost to the games she won?

• 3/5

• 2/5

• 3/2

• 5/2

What are the three different ways you can write a ratio?

• Fraction, comma, words

• Fraction, colon, words

• Colon, words, pictures

• Picture, fraction, comma

Andrew has 2 cats and 9 fish. He writes the ratio 2:11. What type of ratio did he write?

• Part-to-part

• Unit rate

• Part-to-whole

• Whole-to-part