Ratio Vocab

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What is a Part-to-Part Ratio?

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A ratio that compares one part of a whole to another part of the same whole, such as the ratio of boys to girls in a class.

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What is a Rate?

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A ratio that compares two different kinds of quantities, like miles per hour or price per item.

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What is a Part-to-Whole Ratio?

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A ratio that compares one part of a whole to the entire whole, showing the relationship between a part and the total amount.

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What are Equivalent Ratios?

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Ratios that represent the same relationship between numbers, such as 2:3 and 4:6, which simplify to the same ratio.

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What is Cross Multiplication?

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A method used to solve proportions by multiplying the cross products to find the missing value in a proportion.

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What is a Proportion?

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An equation that states that two ratios are equal.

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What is a Unit Rate?

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A rate in which the second quantity is one unit, such as 60 miles per hour.

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How do you simplify a ratio?

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By dividing both parts of the ratio by their greatest common factor.

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What is a Scale Factor?

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A number that scales, or multiplies, some quantity, often used in similar figures.

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What is the difference between a Part-to-Part Ratio and a Part-to-Whole Ratio?

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A Part-to-Part Ratio compares two parts of a whole, while a Part-to-Whole Ratio compares one part to the entire whole.