Ratios and Rates: Summing Up (Ratios and Rates)

The video tutorial explores the concepts of ratios and rates. It begins with defining ratios and expressing them in different ways. The tutorial then delves into equivalent ratios, demonstrating how to increase and simplify them. It also covers modeling ratios and using tables for better understanding. The latter part of the video focuses on rates, teaching how to find and work with unit rates. The session concludes with a summary of the key points discussed.

What is a ratio?

• A mathematical operation

• A type of fraction

• A comparison of two quantities

• A unit of measurement

Which of the following is NOT a way to express a ratio?

• As a percentage

• In words

• Using a colon

• As a fraction

What does it mean to simplify a ratio?

• To make the numbers larger

• To express it in the simplest form

• To convert it into a fraction

• To add the numbers together

How can ratios be modeled effectively?

• Using graphs

• In tables

• With equations

• Through diagrams

What is a unit rate?

• A rate with a denominator of one

• A rate that is always increasing

• A rate that compares two different units

• A rate expressed as a fraction