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Algebra Chapter 2

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ratio   a comparison of two quantities by division  
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rate   a ratio of two quantities with different units  
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proportion   a statement that two ratios are equivalent  
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sales tax   a percent of an item's cost collected by state government  
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similar figures   have exactly the same shape but not necessarily the same size  
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scale drawing   uses a scale to represent an object as smaller or larger than the actual object  
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markup   an amount by which a wholesale cost is increased  
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commission   money paid to a person for making a sale  
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interest   money charged for borrowing money, or money earned when saving or investing money  
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principal   the amount of money invested or borrowed  
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tip   an amount of money added to a bill for service  
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indirect measurement   using proportions involving similar triangles to find a length that is not easily measured.  
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percent change   an increase or decrease given as a percent of the original amount  
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discount   an amount by which an original price is reduced  
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unit rate   a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit.  
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