14 1 4 1 4. To make this a percent just move the decimal point two spaces to the right. Ratios How do we solve ratio problems.
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To begin set up a proportion based on the ratio of girls to boys. To begin set up a proportion based on the ratio of sculptures to paintings. A ratio is a way to compare two quantities by using division as in miles per hour where we compare miles and hours. Here the ratio is also 3 blue squares to 1 yellow square even though there are more squares.