Reply To: Lesson 6-4: Types of Ratios – Discussion

[Nicole Jackson]

5 out of the 12 eggs in the carton were cracked.

Multiplicative Comparison:

5/12

Composed Unit:

number of cracked eggs number of eggs total

5/12 1

5 12

10 24

Rate:

1 cracked egg per 12/5 eggs total

5/12 cracked egg per 1 egg total

Part to Part Ratio:

5:7 or 5/7

Part to Whole Ratio:

5:12 or 5/12

Ratio as Quotient:

5 cracked eggs divided by 12 eggs total

Ratio as Rate:

5/12 cracked eggs per 1 egg

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