noun phrase · academic
the ratio of + A + to + B
a way of expressing the relative size or amount of A compared with B, often written A to B or A:B
Examples
“The ratio of men to women in the department is 3 to 2.”
“When discussing demographics, mention the ratio of urban to rural residents.”
“The ratio of exports to imports increased last year.”
Band 8 sentence
“In the city survey, the ratio of cyclists to car drivers rose from 1:5 to 1:3 over the decade.”
Collocations
- the ratio of A to B is + number
- ratio of urban to rural / ratio of men to women
Word family
Common mistakes
ratio between A and B is 2 to 1→ratio of A to B is 2 to 1
the ratio A to B is→the ratio of A to B is
Say it for a higher band
5proportion of A to B→6the proportion of A to B→7+the ratio of + A + to + B
Synonyms
proportion of A to B
Easily confused
proportion of + noun
“A large proportion of the sample reported daily exercise.”
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