Unit Rates Notes

  • A ratio is a comparison of two numbers or quantities
  • A rate is a ratio that is comparing numbers or quantities that have different units
  • A unit rate is a rate with a denominator of 1
  • What are examples of unit rates?
  • Ratio tables are an organized way of looking at rates
  • You can write ratios in different ways
  • Some rates involve fractions
  • A complex fraction has at least one fraction in the numerator, deonominator, or both