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Ratios, Rates, and %
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Coordinate Plane | a plane formed by a horizontal number line, called the x-axis, that intersects a vertical number line called the y-axis. |
| Equivalent | describes expressions or quantities that have the same value (such as 1:3 and 3:9) |
| Ordered Pair | a pair of numbers describing the location of a point on the coordinate plane (X,Y) |
| Percent | a part-to-whole ratio that compares an amount to 100 (such as 50% being 50 over 100) |
| Rate | A ratio of two quantities with different units (such as distance/time or dollars/hours) |
| Ratio | a comparison of two numbers of quantities (such as 4 red balloons to 3 yellow balloons is 4:3) |
| Unit Rate | a ratio of measurements in which the second measurement (or denominator) is 1 unit (such as speed being a unit rate of distance per 1 hour) |