This worksheet serves as an introductory resource for teaching ratios. It begins with a concise ratio explanation, followed by an example to illustrate the concept. Students are tasked with finding and simplifying the ratios of objects presented in each row.

When you have 4 tacos and 2 cheeseburgers, you can talk about how many tacos you have compared to cheeseburgers by using a ratio. So, you start by saying the ratio is 4 to 2 since you have 4 tacos and 2 cheeseburgers. But this ratio can be simplified to make it easier to understand. To simplify, you need to find the greatest common factor (GCF), the biggest number that can be divided by 4 and 2. The GCF of 4 and 2 is 2. So, you divide both numbers in the ratio by 2. This means the simplified ratio of tacos to cheeseburgers is 2 to 1. This ratio tells you that you have 2 tacos for every 1 cheeseburger.