Ratios

Question 1

What is a ratio?

Answer 1

A comparison of two numbers by division

Question 2

A ratio is looking at the ________ between two numbers by division.

Answer 2

relationship

Question 3

Using a fraction in a certain way is called a ______

Answer 3

ratio

Question 4

Ratios are just ________ used in a certain way.

Answer 4

fractions

Question 5

Why do we use ratios?

Answer 5

They help us to describe things in the real world.

Question 6

Why, mathematically, are the ratio and fraction 1/2 the same thing?

Answer 6

They are the division problem 1 divided by 2.

Question 7

Why do we treat fractions as a single number?

Answer 7

It is describing 1 thing - just parts of it.

Question 8

Why are the numbers in a ratio treated as 2 different numbers?

Answer 8

Because they are referring to 2 different things and not parts of the same 1 thing.

Question 9

In math, since ratios and fractions are used differently, how are they shown differently?

Answer 9

Instead of seeing 1/2 you might see 1:2

Question 10

If you saw 1:2 what does it mean?

Answer 10

It means 1 to 2 OR it could mean 1 per 2. It is telling us the relationship between the numbers.

Question 11

What is the ratio for this image?

Answer 11

11:6 (11 oranges to 6 green apples).