How to find the ratio of a fraction - SSAT Upper Level Quantitative (Math)
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What number can be filled in the blank to make the two ratios equivalent?
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What number can be filled in the blank to make the two ratios equivalent?
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Set up a proportion statement:
Rewrite:
Set up a proportion statement:
Rewrite:
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A pie is made up of 
crust, 
apples, and 
sugar, and the rest is jelly. What is the ratio of crust to jelly?
A pie is made up of
A pie is made up of 
crust, 
apples, 
sugar, and the rest is jelly. What is the ratio of crust to jelly?
To compute this ratio, you must first ascertain how much of the pie is jelly. This is:
Begin by using the common denominator 
:
So, the ratio of crust to jelly is:
This can be written as the fraction:
, or 
A pie is made up of
To compute this ratio, you must first ascertain how much of the pie is jelly. This is:
Begin by using the common denominator
So, the ratio of crust to jelly is:
This can be written as the fraction:
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In a solution, 
of the fluid is water, 
is wine, and 
is lemon juice. What is the ratio of lemon juice to water?
In a solution,
This problem is really an easy fraction division. You should first divide the lemon juice amount by the water amount:
Remember, to divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:
This is the same as saying:
This problem is really an easy fraction division. You should first divide the lemon juice amount by the water amount:
Remember, to divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal:
This is the same as saying:
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If 
and 
, what is the ratio of 
to 
?
If
To find a ratio like this, you simply need to make the fraction that represents the division of the two values by each other. Therefore, we have:
Recall that division of fractions requires you to multiply by the reciprocal:
,
which is the same as:
This is the same as the ratio:
To find a ratio like this, you simply need to make the fraction that represents the division of the two values by each other. Therefore, we have:
Recall that division of fractions requires you to multiply by the reciprocal:
which is the same as:
This is the same as the ratio:
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A smoothie is made up of 
pineapple juice and 
mango juice; the rest is orange juice. What is the ratio of orange juice to pineapple juice?
A smoothie is made up of
First, find out how much of the smoothie is orange juice.
Since we want the ratio of orange juice to pineapple juice, we want to set up the fractions like this:
Now, divide these fractions.
First, find out how much of the smoothie is orange juice.
Since we want the ratio of orange juice to pineapple juice, we want to set up the fractions like this:
Now, divide these fractions.
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A bakery sells three different types of cookies. 
of the cookies sold are chocolate chip, 
sold are oatmeal raisin, and the rest sold are sugar cookies. What is the ratio of sugar cookies to oatmeal raisin cookies that the bakery sells?
A bakery sells three different types of cookies.
First, find the fraction of sugar cookies that are sold.
Since we want the ratio of sugar cookies to oatmeal raisin cookies:
Now, multiply and simplify the resulting fraction.
First, find the fraction of sugar cookies that are sold.
Since we want the ratio of sugar cookies to oatmeal raisin cookies:
Now, multiply and simplify the resulting fraction.
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