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Winter in the City
Analyze this scene to answer the math questions below.
Writing Ratios
Use the picture to find the following ratios. Write your answers in simplest form. Record your work and answers on our answer sheet.
What’s the ratio of people shopping with their pets to people holding hot cocoa?
What’s the ratio of pets on leashes to total animals in the scene?
What’s the ratio of total people in the scene to singing carolers?
Ratios are comparisons between two quantities.
Here is a set of candy canes:
Parts: 4 striped, 2 solidWhole: 4 + 2 = 6
Part-to-PartWhat is the ratio of striped to solid candy canes?4:2 = 2:1
Part-to-WholeWhat is the ratio of striped to total candy canes?4:6 = 2:3
Whole-to-PartWhat is the ratio of total candy canes to solid candy canes?6:2 = 3:1