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The ratio of red beads to blue beads is three to two.
What does Ratio mean?
A ratio compares two quantities by division, and the order of the quantities matters.
Dictionary definition
An ordered multiplicative comparison of two quantities, written in forms such as 3 to 2, 3:2, or 3/2.
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Ratio in a sentence
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A ratio of 2 cups of flour to 1 cup of water is equivalent to 4 to 2.
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The ratio 60 kilometers to 2 hours gives the unit rate 30 kilometers per hour.
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There are 6 red and 4 blue beads. What is the ratio of red to blue?
The requested order is red first, then blue. The ratio can simplify to 3:2.
Practice 2
Which ratio is equivalent to 3:5?
Multiplying both terms by 2 preserves the ratio.
Practice 3
What makes 120 km in 2 hours a rate?
A rate is a ratio involving different units; its unit rate is 60 km per hour.
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Partnoun.
MeaningRatio means A ratio compares two quantities by division, and the order of the quantities matters.
ExampleExample: The ratio of red beads to blue beads is three to two.
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- ray · shee · oh
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- ray
- Ending
- oh
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Synonyms
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rateA close synonym only when the comparison involves different units or an amount per unit.
proportionA close synonym in general relationship-of-amounts use, but in school mathematics a proportion is specifically an equation stating that two ratios are equal.
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Does Ratio have an opposite?
Ratio names a multiplicative comparison and has no direct antonym. Difference is an additive comparison, while proportion is an equality between ratios; these are related mathematical ideas, not opposites or interchangeable synonyms.
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Ratio word family
Base word
ratio
noun
ratios
More than one multiplicative comparison.
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Hint for students
Name quantities in the requested order. Multiply or divide both ratio terms by the same nonzero number to make an equivalent ratio.
Common mix-up
A ratio is an ordered multiplicative comparison. Reversing its terms changes the ratio, and a proportion is an equation stating that two ratios are equal.
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Mix colored counters in a chosen ratio. Record three equivalent forms, write the reverse ratio, and create a unit-rate example with labeled units.
Teacher prompt
Display 6 red and 4 blue counters. Ask for red-to-blue, blue-to-red, red-to-total, and blue-to-total ratios and discuss why labels and order matter.
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