answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Divide by the number of parts in the ratio.

Imagine sharing sweets between person A and person B in the ratio 2:3.

As a proportion Person A would receive 2/5ths (40%) of the sweets and B would receive 3/5ths (60%) of the sweets.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How do you turn ratios into proportions?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is two equal ratios?

PROPORTIONS


How are maps and scale drawings related to ratios and proportions?

You need ratios to find out what scale to use.


How can you make a sentence with as ratios?

Ratios are very important part of mathematics. They teach us how to deal with proportions.


What do percent proportion?

Ratios or fractions can be used to present proportions.


What are the release dates for Assignment Discovery - 1992 Concepts in Algebra Ratios and Proportions?

Assignment Discovery - 1992 Concepts in Algebra Ratios and Proportions was released on: USA: 13 February 2006


When evaluating proportions we write the ratios in fractional form and then we?

Move on to the next task.


What do aeronautical engineers use ratios and proportions for?

I'm sure they use ratios and proportions at many different points in the practice of their profession. One obvious application is in construction of exact scale models of aircraft and their components for wind-tunnel tests.


How to turn ratios to numerical values?

Ratios ARE numerical.


The law of multiple proportions can be partly explained by the idea that?

atoms combine in small, whole-number ratios to form compounds. This allows for different compounds to be formed by varying the ratios of elements involved. The law of multiple proportions states that when two elements form more than one compound, the mass ratios of the elements in one compound will be a simple whole-number ratio to the mass ratios in another compound.


What can you use to measure proportions?

You can use ratios, percentages, or fractions to measure proportions. These measures provide a way to compare the size or quantity of one part of a whole in relation to the entire amount.


What type of career uses ratios and proportions?

Well, I know one career that uses proportions. Being a baker, for example scaling a recipe up and down depending on the number of guests you have.


What is multiple proportions?

The law of multiple proportions states that if two elements form more than one compound between them, then the ratios of the masses of the second element which combine with a fixed mass of the first element will be ratios of small whole numbers. Two examples of the law of multiple proportions are carbon monoxide, CO, and carbon dioxide, CO2, and water, H2O, and hydrogen peroxide, H2O2.