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Vocabulary

Ratio - a comparison of two quantities by division.

Unit Rate - Unit rate is the ratio of two different units, with denominator as 1.

miles                 kilometers                   meters

hour                        hour                       second

   (miles per hour)                        (kilometers per hour)                         (meters per second)

Equivalent Ratios - ratios that have the same value.

Part-to-Part Ratio - a ratio based on a comparison of parts of a whole.

5:3

Part-to-Whole Ratios - a ratio or a fraction that represents a relationship between a part and its whole.

5:8 or 3:8

Ratio Table - shows pairs of corresponding values, with an equivalent ratio between each pair.

Percent - number or ratio expressed as a fraction of 100.

50/100 = 50%

Percent Proportion - an equation where a percentage (%) of the whole is equal to the part of the whole 

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