Stuck on ratios?
Being stuck is normal — it means you are learning. Run through the checklist below first; most ratio snags untangle in under five minutes. Still stuck? Send a help request.
1 Before you ask: the 5-minute checklist
Work through these in order. Check off each one honestly.
- 1Read the order twice. “Girls to boys” means girls go first. Write the two numbers in that order before you simplify. (Mistake 1)
- 2Simplify with the GCF, not a guess. List the factors of both sides if you are unsure — dividing by any common factor twice beats one wrong guess. (Ratio simplifier)
- 3Scale with multiplication, never addition. If you caught yourself adding the same number to both sides, start that problem over. (Ratio Table Lab)
- 4For “per”, divide the right way. The word after “per” is the divisor: miles per hour means miles ÷ hours. (Mistake 3)
- 5Check by rebuilding. Multiply your unit rate back up — 3 hours × 50 mph should give exactly 150 miles. If it does not, the rate is wrong.
2 Ask for help
Describe exactly where you are stuck. The more specific you are, the better the help you get.
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