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Test 4 Review
Ratios and Proportions
Term | Definition |
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Ratio | a comparison of two quantities by division |
Rate | a ratio comparing number with different units |
Unit Rate | a rate in which the second quantity is 1 |
Unit Price | the price per 1 item/unit |
Proportion | an equation stating that two ratios are equivalent |
Dimensional Analysis | the process of carrying units throughout a computation. For example, to convert 90 minutes to hours, multiply by 1 hour/60 minutes. Minutes will cancel out and you will be left with 1.5 hours. |