Ratios

We often compare two things and this comparison is called 'Ratio' in mathematics. A ratio compares two different quantities. So, it also a relation between two quantities. 

For example, there are 10 instructors and 30 girls in a hall room. So the ration between instructor and girl is 10 to 30 and in simplification it is 1 to 3 which means for every 3 girls there is one instructor.

Here are a few different ways we can describe the ratio of instructors to girls:

• There is 1 instructor for every 3 girls.
• The ratio of instructor to girls 1 to 3.
• The ratio of instructor to girls 1/3
• The ratio of instructor to girls 1:3

Ways to write ratios:

Here are several ways to describe the same ratio:

-  6 to 11

-  6:11

-  6/11