In a 6th grade math class, there are 22 girls and 19 boys. The ratio of girls to boys can be written in three ways: as a phrase (22 is to 19), as a fraction (22/19), or using a colon (22:19). Ratios compare two quantities and can be used to relate things like the number of buses to wheels, projects to quarters, or boys to hot dogs. Students are assigned to write ratios in different forms, such as 7 to 8 or 45 members of a Glee Club to 30 members of a Dance Club.