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Understanding Ratios

Write ratios as ordered comparisons between two quantities, distinguish part-to-part from part-to-whole language, and simplify ratio terms when possible.

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What a ratio says

A ratio compares quantities. In this question set, the wording usually asks for one group compared with another group, such as crackers to cheese cubes or apples to oranges.