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AH020387 Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Ratio and rate
Both 'ratio' and 'rate' mean 'proportional relation' correct?
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Technically, a ratio is a proportion between two amounts either with no units or the same type of unit. e. 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of water).
- Technically, a ratio is a proportion between two amounts either with no units or the same type of unit.
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- 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of water).
- A rate is like a proportion between two amounts with different units; usually a change of x unitAs per unitB.
- For example, I ran 4 miles per hour, or she delegated 50 pages of text per assignment.
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Technically, a ratio is a proportion between two amounts either with no units or the same type of unit. For example, for every 3 miles I run, he runs 1 mile or perhaps something like the ratio of milk to water in this recipe is 2 to 3 (i.e. 2 cups of milk for every 3 cups of water).
A rate is like a proportion between two amounts with different units; usually a change of x unitAs per u
A rate is like a proportion between two amounts with different units; usually a change of x unitAs per u
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