Ratios Vocabulary

A comparison of two quantities using the word to, for every/each, or a colon :.

• Ratio

• Rate

• quantity

• scale factor

Scale factor

• a number that multiplies the ratio quantities

• a weight

• sum

• decimal

A table that represents equivalent ratios and proportions

• ratio table

• scale factor

• quantities

• unit rate

A comparison of boys to girls in the class is a ratio of ______.

• part to part

• percent

• proportion

• product

A comparsion of boys to total students in the class is a ratio that compares _____.

• part to whole.

• ratio

• sum

• difference

When two ratios are equivalent

• proportion

• per/each

• product

• quotient

Comparison of 2 quantities using division

• ratio

• rate

• unit rate

• unit price

Display of equivalent ratios in rows and columns

• ratio table

• proportion

• unit rate

• unit price

Ratios with the SAME value when simplified

• equivalent ratios

• unit rates

• proportions

• unit price

What is a double number line?

• a mathematical statement of the equality of two math expressions. Uses an equal sign stating two things are equal (=)

• two number lines used when quantities have different units to easily see there are numerous pairs of numbers in the same ratio

• comparison of two quantities

• ratio comparing to one