...written with a colon. Thus the ratio of 3 to 5 may be written 3:5, and is read " the ratio of 3 to 5." The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the second term the consequent. 205. EXERCISES. 1. What is the ratio of two lines whose lengths are 4 in. and 1£ in.? 1 ft. 3 in....

...by a fraction, as %. In either case it is read the ratio of 5 to 9. The fraction form is preferable. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the second the consequent. Division, fraction, and ratio mean practically the same thing. Thus ll-f-8, ll/s, and...

...written in the last form when it is intended to express a ratio. 362. Antecedents and Consequents. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent. When the antecedent is equal to the consequent, the ratio is called a ratio of equality; when the antecedent...

...ratio of their numerical measures. Thus, the ratio of 4 rods to б rods is the ratio of 4 to 5. 463. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second, the consequent. Both terms form a couplet. The antecedent corresponds to a dividend or numerator ;...

..." a is to 6 as c is to d," or " the ratio of a to b equals the ratio of c to d." 206. Definitions. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the last term the consequent. The first and last terms of a proportion are called the extremes, and the...

...to the second. The ratio of 2 to 3, or f , is commonly written 2 : 3. 59. Antecedent and Consequent. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent. . 5 ft. 5 numerator antecedent For example, = - = = 6 ft. 6 denominator consequent 60. Ratios always...

...sign of division, as 9 -f- 3. b. By the colon, as 9: 3, read 9 is to 3. c. By a fraction, as, f . 4. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the second term is called the consequent. 5. What is the ratio of 18 to 9? 35 to 7? 16 to 4? 5 to 15? 9 to 12? 16 to...

...to the second. The ratio of 2 to 3, or |, is commonly written 2 : 3. 59. Antecedent and Consequent. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second term the consequent. 5 ft. 5 numerator antecedent For example. = - - = 6 ft. 6 denominator consequent 60. Ratios always...

...ratio of their numerical measures. Thus, the ratio of 4 rods to 5 rods is the ratio of 4 to 5. 384. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent, and the second, the consequent. Both terms form a couplet. The antecedent corresponds to a dividend or numerator ;...

..."a is to 6 as с is tq d," or " the ratio of a to b equals the ratio of с to d." 236. Definitions. The first term of a ratio is called the antecedent and the last term the consequent. The first and last tenus of a proportion are called the extremes, and the...