Ratios

Ratio – comparison between 2 different things

Example: 

A room contains 35 people, 15 of whom are men

• • The ratio of men to some is 15:20
  • The ratio of 2omen to men is 20:15

Ratios don’t always have to be the absolute measured values to reduce the ratio of

Men to women ratio= 3:4

For every man, there are 4 women

in a group of 7 (3+4=7), 3 are men, of the group are men

Example 2:

In a class, the ratio of passing grades to failing grades is 7 to 5. How many of the 36 students failed the course?

• • 7:5 or
    • passed
  • 7+5=12 students
    • 

students failed