Question
Which of these tables is a ratio table? A 2-column table has 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled A with entries 2, 4, 5. Column 2 is labeled B with entries 5, 7, 11. A 2-column table has 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled A with entries 1, 3, 6. Column 2 is labeled B with entries 4, 12, 24. A 2-column table has 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled A with entries 1, 2, 3. Column 2 is labeled B with entries 3, 8, 9. A 2-column table has 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled A with entries 3, 6, 9. Column 2 is labeled B with entries 7, 13, 17.
Answer
The second table with Column A entries of 1, 3, 6 and Column B entries of 4, 12, 24 is a ratio table.
- Q:What is a ratio table? A:A ratio table is a table that shows the relationship between two quantities as a ratio.
- Q:How do we identify a ratio table? A:For a table to be a ratio table, the ratio of entries in the second column to entries in the first column must be the same throughout the table.
- Q:Which table satisfies this condition? A:The second table satisfies this condition, since the ratio of entries in the second column to entries in the first column is 4/1=12/3=24/6=4 for all rows.