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Writing & Describing Ratios

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A ________ is a comparison of two or more numbers.   ratio  
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Write the ratio three different ways. 2 red paper clips to 6 blue paper clips   2 to 6 2:6 2/6  
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As with fractions, ratios must be _____________ when necessary.   simplified  
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Write the ratio in simplest form. For every 4 suns, there are 6 moons   2:3 or 2/3 or 2 to 3  
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A class has 6 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls?   2 to 5  
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An animal shelter has 36 kittens & 12 puppies available for adoption. What is the ratio of puppies to kittens?   1:3  
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A store sold 5 green cell phone covers, 6 silver cell phone covers & 3 red cell phone covers last week. What is the ratio of total cell phone covers sold to red cell phone covers sold?   14/3  
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Mrs. Middleton found that 6 of the 24 students in her class own a cell phone. What is the ratio of students that own a cell phone to students that do not?   1 to 3  
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Last month, Jason ate 9 apples, 5 bananas, 4 peaches, & 7 oranges. Find the ratio of bananas to the total number of fruit. Then explain its meaning.   1/5 One out of every 5 pieces of fruit Jason ate was a banana  
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Andrew spends 25 minutes on the treadmill and 35 minutes lifting weights. What is the ratio of the time lifting weights to the time on the treadmill?   7:5  
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