Unit 5

Question 1

comparison by division of 2 quantities

Answer 1

a proportional comparison in

which one quantity can be described as a ratio of the other (ratio)

Question 2

multiplicative comparison of 2 quantities

Answer 2

a proportional comparison in

which one quantity can be described as a multiple of the other (proportion)

Question 3

part-to-part comparison

Answer 3

the comparison of one part to another part (e.g.,

boys to girls)

Question 4

per

Answer 4

for each or for every

Question 5

proportion

Answer 5

a mathematical sentence stating that two ratios are equal; for
example,

Question 6

quantitative

Answer 6

a narrowed objective description associated with a quantity

Question 7

rate

Answer 7

a ratio in which two quantities with different units of measure are
compared

Question 8

ratio

Answer 8

a comparison of 2 quantities

Question 9

scale factor

Answer 9

the common multiplicative ratio between pairs of related data
which may be represented as a unit rate

Question 10

unit rate

Answer 10

a comparison of two measures with one term having a value of 1;
may also be called unit price or unit cost