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 comparison between two numbers and it is described as a fraction. If x and y are any two numbers, then the ratio of x to y is $\frac{x}{y}$ , $(y \neq 0)$.ow to Calculate Ratio. Example: The ratio of girl to boy in a class is 12:16. To simplify the ratio we can make the numbers into smaller ratios so as to compare easily. This can be done by dividing the ratio by same number on each side.