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Fractional Rates
Mod 1 Topic 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Complex Ratio | A ratio in which one or both of the quantities being compared are written as fractions |
| Proportion | An equation that states that two ratios are equal |
| Variable | A letter or symbol used to represent a number |
| the means | The product of the two values in the middle (the means) |
| The Extremes | The product of the two values on the outside (the extremes). |
| Solve a Proportion | To solve a proportion means to determine all the values of the variables that make the proportion true. |
| Isolate the Variable | Perform an operation, or operations, to get the variable by itself on one side of the equals sign |
| Inverse Operations | Operations that “undo” each other |