Hello! Let's make ratio and proportion easy to understand!
Ratio is like comparing two things to see how many times one thing fits into another. For example, if you have 2 apples and 4 oranges, the ratio of apples to oranges is 2 to 4 (or 2:4).
Proportion is like saying two ratios are equal. It's like when you have two groups, and you want to check if the parts match up the same way. For example, if 2 apples to 4 oranges is the same as 1 apple to 2 oranges, those two ratios are in proportion.
So, ratio is a comparison between two numbers, and proportion is when two ratios are the same.
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