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- Math Symbols -
The Most Valuable and
Important Relation Symbols Used:

"Ratio Colon"




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Background - why math symbols are used. . .

Symbols are a concise way of giving lengthy instructions related to numbers and logic.

Symbols are an invention, not a discovery. They are a communication tool. Symbols are used to eliminate the need to write long, plain language instructions to describe calculations and other processes. 



The most valuable, most frequently used "Math" Symbols . . .

          The most important, most frequently used Relation symbols 
          are listed below.  
            
Relation Symbols - click symbol    





          Math - Proportionality Sign     Math - Ratio (Division)     Math - Equal Sign     Math - Not Equal to (inequality)     
          Math - Not Equal to (inequality)     Math - Greater Than (inequality)     Math - Less Than (inequality)     Math - Much Greater Than (inequality)
          Math - Much Less Than (inequality)     Math - Greater Than or Equal to (Inequality Symbol)     Math - Less Than or Equal to (Inequality Symbol)     Math - Approximately Equal Sign
          Math - Similarity Sign     Math - Congruent
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Math - Ratio (Division) Ratio (Division)
Example 1: Math - Ratio (Division) , Variables A and B change in direct proportion to each other. Variable "A" is proportional to Variable "B". The ratio 'A' is to 'B' Is equivalent toA divided by B Because this is a ratio, the quotient of A divided by B is a constant value regardless of what the actual values of A and B are: The ratio 'A' is to 'B'
Example 2: Math - Ratio (Division) , It takes two cups of berries to bake one berry pie. (It takes four cups of berries to bake two berry pies. It takes six cups of berries to bake three berry pies. It takes eight cups of berries to bake four berry pies. . . . and, so on . . .) It always takes two cups of berries for every pie.

The ratio is two to one, regardless of the number of pies baked.

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