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Chapter 5: Ratios, Rate and Proportions: Prepared By: NG Kok Ching

A ratio is a comparison of two quantities with the same units that can be expressed in three ways: as a fraction, with a colon, or in words. Ratios have no unit of measurement but compare quantities that do have the same unit, such as comparing distances in kilometers to meters or amounts of mass in grams to kilograms.

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Chapter 5: Ratios, Rate and Proportions: Prepared By: NG Kok Ching

A ratio is a comparison of two quantities with the same units that can be expressed in three ways: as a fraction, with a colon, or in words. Ratios have no unit of measurement but compare quantities that do have the same unit, such as comparing distances in kilometers to meters or amounts of mass in grams to kilograms.

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Chapter 5: Ratios, Rate and Proportions

Prepared by: Ng Kok Ching

Ratio
A ratio is a comparison of two quantities with the same units. There are 3 ways to write a ratio:

2 to 3
Write it in words

2:3
Write it with a semi-colon

2 3

Write it in fractions

Ratio
Ratio has no unit of measurement, but the quantities that we compare must have the same unit.

Ratio
Write each of the following in the ratio: 1 km to 500 m
Answer:

Answer:

45 minutes to 3 hours 500 g to 2 kg


Answer: Answer:

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