Part 5:
Ratio and Proportion

Ratio

Ratio is a way of comparing two or more quantities.

For instance, if a garage sold red cars and blue cars in the ratio 4 : 3 (read 'four to three') then it means that for every 4 red cars sold there were 3 blue cars sold.


In each case, the proportion of red cars to blue cars remains the same, 4 : 3.