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Ratios and Proportions Answer Key

Use ratios to compare quantities and solve proportion problems.

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Understanding Ratios

Q1.What's a ratio?

Answer

A comparison of two quantities. Can be written as 3:4, 3/4, or "3 to 4".

Q2.If there are 12 boys and 15 girls, what's the ratio of boys to girls?

Answer

12:15, which simplifies to 4:5.

Solving Proportions

Q3.What's a proportion?

Answer

An equation showing two ratios are equal, like 2/3 = 4/6.

Q4.How do you solve a proportion with a missing value?

Q5.If 5 apples cost $2, how much do 15 apples cost?

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