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Understanding Ratios: Language, Notation, and Relationships

For each ratio problem, identify which quantity comes first and which comes second. Label part-to-part (P:P) or part-to-whole (P:W) where indicated.

Grade 6·21 problems·~35 min·Common Core Math - Grade 6·standard·6-rp-a-1

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Fluency Practice

A class has 16 students who prefer soccer and 12 who prefer basketball. A student writes the ratio as 16:12. Is this correct, or must it be simplified?

It must be simplified to 4:3 — 16:12 is incorrect.

16:12 is correct. Ratios do not need to be simplified.

It must be simplified to 2:3.

It must be written as 4/3 — colon notation is not valid.