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Ratios & Proportions
Vocabulary for Ratios and Proportional Relationships Unit Grade 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| direct variation | A relationship between two quantities such that one quantity changes at a constant rate with the other quantity. |
| rate | A ratio that compares two quantities with different units; it shows how fast or slow something is changing. |
| scale model | A proportional three-dimensional representation of an object. |
| proportion | An equation that states that two ratios are equal. |
| unit rate | A rate that shows the constant rate of change in the units of the numerator for every one unit of the denominator. |
| scale | A ratio that compares the measurements of a drawing or model with the actual measurements of the object. |
| variable | A letter or symbol used to represent an unknown quantity. |
| cross products | A strategy that can be used to solve proportions for an unknown and to determine proportionality. |
| scale drawing | A proportional two-dimensional representation of an object. |
| origin | The graphs of proportional relationships is a straight line that passes through this point, (0, 0). |
| constant of proportionality | The unit rate or slope of a proportional relationship is also called this. |