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Proportional
Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Compare | to note the differences between two quantities |
| Equivalent | equal to one another |
| Part to Part | a piece of something compared to another piece of something |
| Part to Whole | a piece of something compared to the total quantity |
| Per | for each one |
| Proportion | when two ratios are equal |
| Qualitative | the description of something by its category (food, clothes, hobbies) |
| Quantitative | the description of something that can be counted or measured |
| Ratio | comparing two values |
| Rate | comparing two values of different units |
| Unit Rate | comparing two values of different units when one of the values is one |
| Percent | a part of something represented out of 100% |
| Strip Diagram | a picture showing percent out of 100 (broken into equal pieces) |
| Whole to Part | the total quantity compared to a piece of the total |
| Capacity | how much a container can hold |
| Conversion | to change from one unit to another |