What are the differences between fractions and ratios?
Differences between fractions and ratios.
Fraction | Ratio |
A fraction is defined as a part of a whole. | Ratio compares the size of two or more quantity in relation to each other. |
A fraction is used to show a part of or compare to something. | It shows the relation among items. |
For example: Two out of five pens are defective (So here we have only information that is defective pens) In fraction form, it can be written as . | For example: In a Bag, there are two red balls and five Pink balls Then, the ratio of the Red balls and Pink balls is represented as . |