Discussion: Ratios and Proportional Relationships
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Ratios and rates are ways to relate different quantities. For example, for every 1 car,
there are 4 tires. This is a ratio. What other examples of ratios can you think of?
A rate is similar to a ratio, Rates usually include the word per. One example of a rate is a
car driving 60 miles per hour. What other examples of rates can you come up with?
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Dr Davis says that ratios are everywhere like 4 legs on each dog, 2 arms on each person, etc. She also said that ratios can be 5 people per car, 2 people per elevator, etc.
