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What does a ratio tell me?

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1490577348What is a ratioA ratio is a comparison of two quantities that have a relationship0
1490577349Order of terms in a ratio isVery important and must be respected.1
1490577350Order in a ratio question meansWhen writing your answer, whichever word comes first, its number must come first2
1490577351Ways of expressing a ratioUse the word "to"; use a colon to separate terms, or write the terms in fraction form3
1490577352A simplified ratio tells us:For every first number in the ratio, there is the second number in the ratio4
1490577353A ratio and a fraction are the same whenThe numerator tells the part and the denominator tells the whole in the group.5
1490577354The parts of a ratio representThe members of the set being compared6
1490577355Part-to-Part ratios representA relationship between one part of a whole and another part of the whole.7
1490577356Part-to-Whole ratios representA relationship between a part and its whole.8
1490577357Whole-to-PartA relationship between the whole and a part of the whole.9

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