Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Ratios
Express ratios and rates in fraction for.
A ratio is a comparison of two #'s by division. A common way of expressing a ratio is as a fraction in simplest form. Fro ex. 6/20=3/10. divide both the 6 and 3 and 20 and 10 by 2.
Lesson: When it comes down to ratios you could be using fractions, or maybe even decimals. You might even be writing it like this 4:5 or maybe even 4 out of 5. It may be different everytime. A rate is a rario of wo measurements having different kids of units. When a rate is simplified so taht it has a denominator of 1, it is called a unit rate. An example of a unit rate is $4 per pound, which means $4 per 1 pound.
Exampes-
Find the unit rate
45miles/6hours= 16.5miles/2hours
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