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Unit 4: Ratios
Ratio Reasoning terms
Term | Definition |
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per | for each or for every. The word per can be used to express a rate, such as $2 per pound. |
rate | a ratio that tells the number of units of one quantity. Rates are often expressed using the word per. |
equivalent ratios | two ratios that express the same comparison. |
ratio | a way to compare to quantities (things). |
unit rate | the numerical part of a rate. |
percent | per 100. A rate per 100. |
equivalent fractions | two or more different fractions that name the same part of a whole. |
symbol | a letter, group of letters, character, or picture that is used instead of a word or group of words. |
compare | to describe the relationship between the value or size of two numbers or quantities. |
ordered pair | a pair of numbers (x,y) that describes a location of a point on a coordinate plane. |
coordinate plane | a two dimensional space formed by two perpendicular number lines called axes. |