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Writing Ratios
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A _________________ is a comparison of two or more numbers. | Ratio |
| Mrs. Grigg found 6 of her 24 students in her class own a cell phone. What is the ratio of students that own a cell phone to the number of students who do not? | 1:4 |
| A store sold 5 green cell phone covers, 6 silver cell phone covers, and 3 red cell phone covers last week. What is the ratio of total cell phone covers sold to red cell phone covers shown? | 14/3 |
| An animal shelter has 36 kittens and 12 puppies available for adoption. What is the ratio of puppies to kittens? | 1 to 3 |
| Andrew spent 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 |
| Last month Jason ate 9 apples, 5 bananas, 4 peaches, and 7 oranges. Find the ratio of bananas to total number of fruit. Then explain its meaning. | 1/5, 1 out of every 5 pieces of fruit Jason ate was a banana. |
| Write in simplest form: For every 4 suns, there are 6 moons. | 2:3 or 2/3 or 2 to 3 |
| As with fractions, ratios must be _____________ when necessary | Simplified |
| A class with 6 boys and 15 girls. What is the ratio of boys to girls? | 2 to 5 |