What is a ratio measure?

• A ratio in mathematics describes how many times one number contains another.
• The highest (most sophisticated) level of measurement that a variable can have is referred to as a ratio measure.
• A 3 to 5 ratio (3:5) A 3:5 ratio can be written as 3:5, 3/5, or 3/5.
• Furthermore, 3 and 5 can represent any number or measurement, including pupils, fruit, weights, heights, speed, and so on.
• A 3 to 5 ratio simply means that for every three of something, there are five of something else, for a total of eight.