Select all statements below which are true. Ratios and proportions compare items with the same labels. Ratios and proportions compare items with different labels. Ratios express the relationship between two or more items. Ratios express the relationship between only one item.
Ratios and proportions compare items with the same labels.
Ratios express the relationship between two or more items.
The true statements are:
1) Ratios and proportions compare items with the same labels.
2) Ratios express the relationship between two or more items.
To determine which statements are true, let's analyze each statement one by one:
1. Ratios and proportions compare items with the same labels.
This statement is true. Ratios and proportions involve comparing quantities or values that have the same units or labels. For example, comparing the number of boys to the number of girls, comparing the lengths of two sides of a triangle, or comparing the number of red marbles to the number of blue marbles.
2. Ratios and proportions compare items with different labels.
This statement is false. Ratios and proportions involve comparing items with the same labels. It is the values or quantities that are being compared, not the labels themselves.
3. Ratios express the relationship between two or more items.
This statement is true. Ratios are used to express the relationship between two or more quantities or values. For example, a ratio could express the relationship between the number of apples and the number of bananas.
4. Ratios express the relationship between only one item.
This statement is false. Ratios can express the relationship between two or more items, as mentioned in statement 3.
Therefore, the true statements are:
- Ratios and proportions compare items with the same labels.
- Ratios express the relationship between two or more items.