You write the two numbers, with a colon in between, for example:
8 : 6
This can be treated as a fraction; it can also be written as a fraction. Specifically, the ratio can be simplified (or expanded) the same way you simplify a fraction; in this case, you can divide both numbers by 2 to get:
4 : 3
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They are all different ways of representing the same thing: a relationship between two numbers.
These are the numbers which cannot be expressed as ratios of two integers.
A ratio is a comparison between two values. The values can be integers or fractions (ratios).
There are numbers which cannot be expressed as ratios of two integers. These are called irrational numbers.
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