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- What does “Equivalent Ratios” mean?Equivalent Ratios
- Ratios representing the same comparison after equal scaling of both terms.
- What important condition applies to equivalent ratios?Equivalent Ratios
- The order of ratio terms matters.
- What does “Simplifying Ratios” mean?Equivalent Ratios
- A comparison reduced to integer terms with no shared factor greater than one.
- What important condition applies to simplifying ratios?Equivalent Ratios
- A simplified ratio does not state the original total count.
- What does “Unit Rates” mean?Unit Rates
- A rate expressed per one unit of the reference quantity.
- What important condition applies to unit rates?Unit Rates
- The denominator quantity must be nonzero.
- What does “Average Speed” mean?Unit Rates
- Total distance traveled per unit of elapsed time.
- What important condition applies to average speed?Unit Rates
- Average speed does not describe every instant of the trip.
- What does “Solving Proportions” mean?Solving Proportions
- An equation stating that two ratios are equal.
- What important condition applies to solving proportions?Solving Proportions
- Keep corresponding quantities in the same order.
- What does “Scale Drawings” mean?Solving Proportions
- A constant relationship between drawing dimensions and actual dimensions.
- What important condition applies to scale drawings?Solving Proportions
- A length scale factor is not an area scale factor.