Asked by Barry Vacker
                Are ratios and fractions the same thing? If they aren't, then what's the difference between them?
            
            
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                    Answered by
            Reiny
            
    Suppose you have a bag full of apples and oranges totalling 12.
5 of those the fruits in the bag are apples
So 5/12 of the bags content consists of apples, that means 7/12 of its content
are oranges.
Or think of a pizza divided into 8 parts, you eat 3 slices and Peggy eats 5 slices
The <b>fraction</b> of the pizza that Peggy ate is 5/8
The <b>fraction</b> of the pizza that you age is 3/8
The <b>ratio</b> of the pieces you ate to the pieces Peggy ate is 3 : 5
The <b>ratio</b> of the pieces that Peggy ate to yours is 5 : 3
In my first example, the ratio of apples to oranges is 5 : 7
Many people confuse ratio with fractions, even though they are closely related, they are quite the same.
Hope my two examples show how they are connected.
    
5 of those the fruits in the bag are apples
So 5/12 of the bags content consists of apples, that means 7/12 of its content
are oranges.
Or think of a pizza divided into 8 parts, you eat 3 slices and Peggy eats 5 slices
The <b>fraction</b> of the pizza that Peggy ate is 5/8
The <b>fraction</b> of the pizza that you age is 3/8
The <b>ratio</b> of the pieces you ate to the pieces Peggy ate is 3 : 5
The <b>ratio</b> of the pieces that Peggy ate to yours is 5 : 3
In my first example, the ratio of apples to oranges is 5 : 7
Many people confuse ratio with fractions, even though they are closely related, they are quite the same.
Hope my two examples show how they are connected.
                    Answered by
            Barry Vacker
            
    Thank you
    
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