Lesson 49: Visualizing

the Ratio of 2 Given

Numbers
ANNALICE R. QUINAY
MASTER TEACHER 1
SAN JOSE ES
SAN PABLO CITY
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to lowest terms

12/15 4/5
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to lowest terms

10/55 2/11
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to lowest terms

18/50 9/25
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to lowest terms

35/50 7/10
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to lowest terms

35/50 7/10
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to lowest terms

14/42 1/3
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to lowest terms

21/84 1/4
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to lowest terms

9/81 1/9
Write the total
number of male
and female on
the board.
What is the ratio
of male to
female?
Female to male?
Male to total
number of pupils?
Female to the total
number of pupils?
Using Actual
Pupils in
Naming
Ratio
Mechanics:
•Let the pupils count the number
of girls and boys in their
respective column.
•Let the pupils write their
answers on the board.
•Tabulate the data on the board
as follows:
Column Number of Numbe Number of
number Boys r of Pupils in a
Girls Column

1 12 6 18
2 10 5 15
•Ask the following questions:
•How many pupils are there
in each column?
•How do you compare the
number of boys to the
number of girls in Column 1?
Column 2?
 Ratio is the
comparison of
two quantities.
Compare the number of
boys in Rows 1 and 2.
Compare the number of
girls in Rows 3 and 4.
Compare the number of
pupils in Rows 1 and 5.
Problem Opener:
There are 7 boys
and 8 girls
playing volleyball.
What is the
ratio of boys to
girls?
What is the
What is the ratio of
boys to players?
What is the ratio of
girls to players?
How do we express
ratio of 2 numbers?
Count the number
of objects in each
set and write your
answers on the
board.
Set 1 – 2
notebooks, 3
pencils
Set 2 – 5 crayons,
10 sheets of paper
How will you compare the
number of notebook with
the number of pencils?
What is the ratio of
notebooks to pencils?
Crayons to sheets of paper?
Define the ratio.
Can we interchange the
terms in ratio? Why or Why
not?
Write the ratios in two
ways.
a. pencils to notebooks
b. notebooks to pencils
c. pencils to total numbers of things
d. notebooks to total number of
a.eggs to baskets
b.baskets to egg
c.eggs to total number of things
d.basket to total number of
 Ratio
and
Proportion
Ratio

A ratio compares the sizes of parts or quantities to each other.

What is the ratio of red counters to

blue counters?

red : blue

=9:3

=3:1
For every three red counters there is one blue counter.
Ratio

What is the ratio of red counters

to yellow counters to blue
counters?

red : yellow : blue

= 12 : 4 : 8

= 3 : 1 : 2

For every three red counters there is one yellow counter and two blue counters.
Simplifying ratios

Ratios can be simplified like fractions by dividing each part by the highest common
factor.

21 : 35
÷7 ÷7
=3:5

For a three-part ratio all three parts must be divided by the same number.

6 : 12 : 9
÷3 ÷3
=2:4:3
Dividing in a given ratio

Divide £40 in the ratio 2 : 3.

A ratio is made up of parts.

We can write the ratio 2 : 3 as:

2 parts : 3 parts

The total number of parts is:

2 parts + 3 parts = 5 parts

We need to divide £40 by the total number of parts.

£40 ÷ 5 = £8
Proportion

Proportion compares the size of a part to the size of a whole.

There are many ways to express a proportion.

What proportion of these counters

are red?

We can express this proportion as:

3
12 out of 16 3 in every 4 0.75 or 75%
4
Direct proportion problems

3 packets of crisps weigh 90 g.

How much do 6 packets weigh?

3 packets weigh 90 g.

×2 ×2
6 packets weigh 180 g.

If we double the number of packets then we double the weight.

The number of packets and the weights are in direct proportion.

 Now try these:
Divide:
 Answers:
1. 6:4 2. 16:4 3. 10:4 4. 18:6 5. 15:3
6. 16:12 7. 10:6 8. 50:20 9. 35:10 10.
50:40
11. 35:15 12. 33:44 13. 6:15 14. 16:24 15. 36:3
16. 8:8:4 17. 6:4:2 18. 25:20:5 19. 15:10:5
20. 15:9:3 21. 42:21:7 22. 56:24:16 23. 60:36:24
24. 35:28:21 25. 60:24:24 26. £80, £60 27. 6:9:12
28. 6:8:10 29. 60:150:210 30. 2.5:10:12.5
ANNALICE R. QUINAY
Master Teacher 1