Comparing Quantities with Ratios

Comparing Quantities with Ratios

6th Grade · Math · 39 min

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Learning Objective

I can use ratios to compare two quantities.

  • 1

    A ratio shows the relationship between quantities of two different things.

  • 2

    The ratio of apples to oranges can be written as 6 to 9 or, in simplest form, 2 to 3.

  • 3

    The ratio of oranges to apples is 9 to 6, which simplifies to a ratio of 3 oranges to 2 apples.

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