RATIO AND

PROPORTION
CONCEPT OF RATIO
ENGAGE
In Mrs. Magora’s Grade 5 and Grade
6 Math class, there are 9 girls and 7
boys. Compare the number of girls to
the number of boys and vice versa.
 EXPLORE
• Ratio is the comparison of two quantities.
If there 9 girls and 7 boys, we can say that
9 is to 7, written as by using colon, 9:7 or
we can write by using fraction, .
 EXPLORE
• Therefore, comparing the number of girls
to number boys can be expressed as: 9 is to
7, 9:7, or .
 EXPLAIN
• Ratio is the spoken language of arithmetic. It is a way
of comparing two or more quantities having the same
units- the quantities may be separate entities or they
may be different parts of a whole.
• We can write the ratio of a and b in three ways:
 EXPLAIN
• We can write the ratio of a and b in three ways:
word form a is to b
colon form a:b
Fraction form
 EXAMPLE 2
• Express the ratio of two 25 – centavo coins to P2.50 coins
in colon form.
P 2.50 coins 10 25 – centavo coins
25 – centavo 2
therefore. The ratio of two 25 – centavo coins to P 2.50
coins is 2:5
EXAMPLE 3