Definition of Ratio

proportion or percentage

Examples of Ratio in a sentence

The ratio of boys to girls in the classroom was much higher than last year.  

The ratio between a person’s income and their expenses will help determine how much money they can save monthly.  

Every year, the coalition works to reduce the ratio of smokers to nonsmokers in the area.  

The company’s price-earnings ratio is significant because of low production, high price tag products.  

If the bike-to-car ratio continues to improve in the city, pollution percentages may decrease as well.  

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