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Fractional Rates
Mod 1 Topic 2
Term | Definition |
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Complex Ratio | A ratio in which one or both of the quantities being compared are written as fractions |
Proportion | An equation that states that two ratios are equal |
Variable | A letter or symbol used to represent a number |
the means | The product of the two values in the middle (the means) |
The Extremes | The product of the two values on the outside (the extremes). |
Solve a Proportion | To solve a proportion means to determine all the values of the variables that make the proportion true. |
Isolate the Variable | Perform an operation, or operations, to get the variable by itself on one side of the equals sign |
Inverse Operations | Operations that “undo” each other |