Ratios
Real World Examples
Heart rate
cooking recipes
buy 2 get one free sales
Mathematical Examples
ratio of green to blue flags= 3:1
Ways to Write
5:8
5/8
5 to 8
Word Problem and Solution
Word Problem- A recipe for lemonade calls for 2 lemons for one gallon of water. How many lemons would you need if you had 6 gallons of water?
Solution- 2 lemons: 1 gallon of water. 12 lemons: 6 gallons of water. Final answer= 12 lemons