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Write the ratio explain what the ratio means bottles to cans

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1) Ratio means that there is a relationship between two parts, either directly proportional or inversely proportional.

So, the ratio of 5 bottles to 2 cans, means that for every 5 bottles there are 2 cans

2) In a table we can see it better. Starting from this ratio 5 : 2 we can write the following considering a proportional growth:

Directly Proportional Ratio

Bottles | Cans

5 2

10 4

20 8

This ratio can be, depending on the context inversely proportional while one grows the other diminishes:

Bottles | Cans

5 2

2.5 4

1.25 8

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