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Ratios and Unit Rate
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ratio | a relationship or comparison of two quantities, usually represented as two numbers. |
| Unit Rate (Unit Price) | a rate in which one of the quantities is one. (the cost of one unit or item). If 2 shirts are $20...the unit price would be the cost of 1 shirt which is $10. |
| Denominator | the bottom number in a fraction, which shows the number of parts the whole has been divided into. |
| Numerator | the top number in a fraction, which shows the number that is being broken up into parts. |
| Per | for every unit, represented by a fraction bar(/). $12 per 1 shirt |
| unit | n mathematics, the quantity used to measure things, such as seconds, pounds, inches, feet, meters, mile and yard. |
| Simplify | to reduce a fraction or expression to its lowest terms. 2/4 = 1/2 |
| Quantity | the value or amount of something. |
| Equivalent | equal to something else. |