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Ratio and Proportion: Writing Ratios (1 of 2)



Answer the questions below by writing the ratios for each one. (the first one is done for you)

1 apple 1 apple
1 orange 1 orange 1 orange 1 orange 1 orange

What is the ratio of apples to oranges?    2:5  
1 apple 1 apple 1 apple
1 orange 1 orange 1 orange 1 orange

What is the ratio of apples to oranges?    3:4  
1 table 1 chair 1 chair 1 chair 1 chair

What is the ratio of tables to chairs?    1:4  
1 car 1 car 1 car 1 car 1 car 1 bus 1 bus What is the ratio of cars to buses?    5:2  
The instructions on a bottle of juice say it should be mixed with 1 part juice to 6 parts water.
a ) What is the ratio of juice to water?    1:6  
b) What is the ratio of water to juice?    6:1  
A recipe has 4 ounces of butter and 9 ounces of sugar.
a ) What is the ratio of butter to sugar?    4:9  
b) What is the ratio of sugar to butter?    9:4  
A class has 13 boys and 16 girls. What is the ratio of girls to boys?    16:13  
A street has 11 single-story and 9 two-story houses. What is the ratio of two-story to single-story houses?    9:11  
Sam is twice as old as Jack. What is the ratio of Sam's to Jack's ages?    2:1  
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