Ratios and Proportions

• 5

• 15

• 4

Ratios can be written which of the following ways? (3 correct answers)

• Using colons

• Using periods

• Using the word "to"

• Written as a fraction

• Using question marks

Which ratio is different from the others?

• 15:8

• 8:15

• 8 to 15

• 8/15

If there are 3 frogs at a pond and 12 toads, what is the ratio of frogs to toads at the pond?

• 3:4

• 4:1

• 1:4

• 1:3

• 2:3

What is a proportion?

• A comparison of one number

• A comparison of two (or more) units

• The difference between two items

• An equation that states two ratios are equal.

• 42

• 6

• 2

• 28

• x = 8

• x = 10

• x = 4

• x = 5

Write the ratio of the first measurement to the second measurement. (in inches)

height of a table tennis net: 6 in.

height of a tennis net: 3 ft

The measures of the angles of a triangle are in the extended ratio 4 : 3 : 2. What is the measure of the largest angle?

Write the ratio of the first measurement to the second measurement. (in feet)

length of a tennis court: 26 yd

length of a table tennis table: 9 ft