New Math – Percent, Ratio & Rate

Percent – a way of expressing part of a number (usually out of 100)

Ten Percent = 10 % = 10 out of 100 = 10/100

Ratio – a ratio shows the relative sizes of two or more values. It can also be described as a comparison between two or more things based on their value.

There are 10 boys and 3 girls. The ratio of boys to girls is 10:3

Rate – a specific kind of ratio, in which two measurements are related to each other.

They travelled at a rate of 55 miles per hour.

The long distance rate is $1 per minute.

The restaurant was rated highly by the food critic.


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