Review comparing and scaling Flashcards
Unit rate
how many units of measure PER units of measure (ex: miles per gallon)
Part-to-part
Comparing a piece of the information to a piece of the information. (ratio or difference)
Part-to-whole
Comparing a piece of the information to the whole group (fraction or percent)
Constant of Proportionality
The value that is always going to remain constant.
Proportion
A fraction equal to a fraction.
Comission
A percent of the earnings that the employee would make.
Mark up
The percent that the price is increased by so the seller can make money.
Discount
A percent that is taken away from the final cost.
Sales tax
A percent that is added to the final cost.
4 ways to compare values
- Fraction
- Percent
- Ratio
- Difference
Scale Factor
What a value was multiplied by to get a bigger value.
Variables
Letters used in an equation that represent an unknown value.