What is the difference between part-to-part and part-to-whole ratios?

A part-to-part ratio compares two parts of a group, and a part-to-whole ratio compares one part with the whole group. A class with 12 girls and 15 boys has a girls to boys ratio of 12 : 15 and a boys to all students ratio of 15 : 27.

Do the ratios need to be simplified?

On Part-to-Part and Part-to-Whole Ratios, yes. Students write each ratio with a colon and then in simplest form, so 12 : 15 becomes 4 : 5. Both sheets have an answer key.

6th Grade Ratio Language Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Ratio language describes how two amounts compare, written as a to b, a : b or a/b. These ratio language worksheets for 6th grade hold 2 sheets, each with an answer key. Write Ratios From Pictures Three Ways has students count shapes and write 8 ratios such as 5 to 3 for circles to squares. Part-to-Part and Part-to-Whole Ratios writes ratios like 12 : 15 for girls to boys and simplifies them to 4 : 5 (CCSS 6.RP.A.1).

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Part-to-Part and Part-to-Whole Ratios

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Write Ratios From Pictures Three Ways

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Frequently Asked Questions

As a to b, as a : b, or as a fraction a/b. On Write Ratios From Pictures Three Ways, 5 circles and 3 squares give 5 to 3, 5 : 3 and 5/3.

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