Even though no one would have blamed Mrs. Dubose if she had wanted to leave this world in narcotic bliss, she decided to try to do what she felt was right, no matter how impossible it seemed or how painful it was. Hmm, sounds like a person whose name begins with A and ends with tticus.. 1  BACK. 2  NEXT.
A ratio is the proportional amount of one quantity relative to another quantity. It's like a fraction, or at least a fraction is one type of ratio.
A ratio is a relationship between two numbers (usually involving some kind of measurement). For example, when people drive, they travel at a certain speed. We usually refer to that speed as miles per hour. That's a ratio because it's a relationship between distance and time.