Unit 3: Vocabulary Test - Proportional Relationships

Front

What is the term for the y-value that depends on the other variable?

Back

Dependent variable

Front

What do we call a ratio that compares two quantities with different kinds of units, such as mile/hour or price/ounce?

Back

Rate

Front

Percent is a quantity out of what number?

Back

100

Front

What are the x and y coordinates of a point on a graph called, written as (x,y)?

Back

Ordered pair

Front

What is the term for the measurement of percent change when something increases in value?

Back

Percent Increase

Front

What is the term for a variable that is manipulated in an experiment?

Back

Independent variable

Front

What is a proportional relationship?

Back

A relationship where two quantities maintain a constant ratio.

Front

What is the formula to calculate percent?

Back

(Part/Whole) x 100

Front

What is the term for a comparison of two quantities that are equal?

Back

Proportion

Front

What is the difference between percent increase and percent decrease?

Back

Percent increase measures how much a value has grown, while percent decrease measures how much a value has shrunk.