UHMMMM ACTUALLY; A RATIO IS AN ORDERED PAIR OF NUMBERS A AND B, WRITTEN A / B WHERE B DOES NOT EQUAL 0. A PROPORTION IS AN EQUATION IN WHICH TWO RATIOS ARE SET EQUAL TO EACH OTHER. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS 1 BOY AND 3 GIRLS YOU COULD WRITE THE RATIO AS: 1 : 3 (FOR EVERY ONE BOY THERE ARE 3 GIRLS) 1 / 4 ARE BOYS AND 3 / 4 ARE GIRLS.
