a ratio is a rate is something left to right like a book so say if a Problem say there's a rate 14 boys to 12 girls then he says rate girls to boys then it would be 12:14 or 12 to 14
a ratio is a comparison of two or more numbers that indicates their sizes in relation to each other. A ratio compares two quantities by division, with the dividend or number being divided termed the antecedent and the divisor or number that is dividing termed the consequent.
