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Algebra Chapter 2
Question | Answer |
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ratio | a comparison of two quantities by division |
rate | a ratio of two quantities with different units |
proportion | a statement that two ratios are equivalent |
sales tax | a percent of an item's cost collected by state government |
similar figures | have exactly the same shape but not necessarily the same size |
scale drawing | uses a scale to represent an object as smaller or larger than the actual object |
markup | an amount by which a wholesale cost is increased |
commission | money paid to a person for making a sale |
interest | money charged for borrowing money, or money earned when saving or investing money |
principal | the amount of money invested or borrowed |
tip | an amount of money added to a bill for service |
indirect measurement | using proportions involving similar triangles to find a length that is not easily measured. |
percent change | an increase or decrease given as a percent of the original amount |
discount | an amount by which an original price is reduced |
unit rate | a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit. |