What Is a Ratio?
Grade 6 · Math · Ratios and Rates · New Mexico, USA
Lesson Summary
A ratio compares two quantities by showing how much of one thing there is compared to another.
Explanation
A ratio tells you how two amounts relate to each other. For example, if there are 3 apples and 5 oranges in a basket, the ratio of apples to oranges is 3 to 5. You can write a ratio three ways: 3 to 5, 3:5, or 3/5. Ratios help you compare things in everyday life, like the number of boys to girls in a class or the amount of sugar to flour in a recipe.
Practice Questions
Q1: There are 4 cats and 7 dogs at a pet shelter. What is the ratio of cats to dogs?
Answer: 4 to 7 (or 4:7).
Q2: A fruit bowl has 6 bananas and 2 apples. Write the ratio of apples to bananas.
Answer: 2 to 6, which simplifies to 1 to 3 (or 1:3).
Q3: If the ratio of red marbles to blue marbles is 5:3, and there are 10 red marbles, how many blue marbles are there?
Answer: 6 blue marbles, because you multiply both parts of the ratio by 2.
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What Is a Ratio? is a lesson in the Ratios and Rates chapter of Grade 6 Math. It is part of the New Mexico, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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What Is a Ratio? is taught in Grade 6 as part of the Math curriculum in New Mexico, USA.
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