Ratio– The ratio of two a & b is a/b & is denoted a:b where a & b are called the terms of the ratio.; the ist term a is called antecedent & the second term b is called consequence. the ratio of two quantities is just a number & has no unit at all the comparisons are made only between the same kind of quantity.
Comparison of ratio– Express each of the rations in the simplest form of friction find the LCM of the denominator of the fraction and convert the denominator of each fraction equal to LCM and numerators according to changes in the denominator.
Proportion – The proportion is a statement that two ratios are equal in other words if two ratio is equal we say that they are in proportion & use the symbol: (to equal the two ratios)
e.g. a:b :: c:d