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.
Numbers such as can have different meanings depending on the context in which whether they represent fractions or ratios. The following are three possible meanings for fractions and/or ratios. Part-Part. In this meaning, a ratio represents a relationship between one part of a whole and another part of the whole.For example, the ratio of eighth graders at Smith Middle School who are in the school band (40) to those who are not (110) can be represented by the part-part ratio 40/110.umbers such as can have different meanings depending on the context in which whether they represent fractions or ratios. The following are three possible meanings for fractions and/or ratios. Part-Part. In this meaning, a ratio represents a relationship between one part of a whole and another part of the whole.