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Ratio Language Practice
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Ratio Language Practice
Use ratio vocabulary carefully. Read each ratio in the order given, and show your working where needed.
Understand ratio language
1.Match each word to its meaning.
- Part
- Whole
- To
- Ratio
- Colon
- The combined amount when the parts are added
- The symbol used between numbers in a ratio
- A way to compare amounts
- One amount being compared in a ratio
- The word that links the amounts in a ratio
2.A fruit bowl has 6 pears and 4 plums. Which statement about the ratio of pears to plums is correct?
- The ratio is 4:6 and the whole is 10 pieces of fruit.
- The ratio is 6:4 and the whole is 10 pieces of fruit.
- The ratio is 6:10 and the whole is 4 pieces of fruit.
- The ratio has 3 parts altogether.
3.Select every correct way to write or say the ratio of 3 buses to 8 cars.
- 3:8
- 3 to 8
- Three to eight
- 8:3
- 3 buses and 8 cars, in that order
Write and interpret ratios
4.Write the ratio of 7 yellow counters to 5 purple counters using a colon.
5.Write the ratio of 9 notebooks to 2 folders using a colon.
6.A sports club has 11 swimmers and 6 runners. Write the ratio of swimmers to runners using a colon.
7.For the ratio 14:5, state the first part, the second part, and the whole when the two parts are added.
8.Write the ratio 4:9 in words, then name the whole represented by adding the two parts.
9.In a library display, the ratio of adventure books to science books is 5:7. Write a complete sentence explaining what the two numbers compare.
10.A recipe uses 3 measures of oats for every 2 measures of raisins. Write this ratio in symbols and words, then give one clear sentence describing it.
11.Explain why it is important to state the order and the items being compared when describing a ratio such as 2:7.
12.A box contains 8 green beads and 3 white beads. Give the ratio of green beads to white beads in symbols, in words, and as a complete sentence.
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