Ratio and Proportion
Ratio: The ratio of two quantities a and b of the same kind and in the same units is the fraction ~ written as , read as
.
Terms of a ratio: In the ratio , we call $latex a as the first term or antecedent and b as the second term or consequent.
Thus, in the ratio , the antecedent is
·and the consequent is
.
An Important Property
If both the terms of a ratio are multiplied or divided by the same non-zero quantity, then the ratio remains unchanged.
i.e., if , then
Ratio in Simplest Form
A ratio is said to be in simplest form, if the H. C. F. of a and b is 1.