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Chapter 6: Ratio, Rates, and Proportion

Chapter 6 concepts


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ratioa pair of numbers that shows a comparison of two quantities
termsthe quantites in the ratio
ratea ratio that compares two quantites with different units of measure
unit ratea rate at which the second number in the comparison is one unit
proportiona statement that two ratios are equal
cross productsmuliply diagonally
formulaa rule that uses symbols to relate two or more quanities
equivalent fractionsfractions that mean the same amount
fractiona number less than one
productthe answer to a multiplication problem
least common multiplethe smallest number, other than zero, that is the multiple of two or more numbers
greatest comman factorthe largest number that is a factor of two or more numbers
quotientthe answer to a division problem