Rates, Ratios, fractions and proportions

Rates, Ratios, fractions and proportions are all important in our lives, We use
them daily to perform calculations to improve our lives, they are all different and
are used in different ways, so it is important to know the difference between
them.
A rate is a ratio that compares 2 quantities with different units, for example, we
can say: the car is going 50 miles per hour. The word “per" (sometimes replaced
with “/”) is a sign that shows that we are dealing with a rate. Another example is:
Jake runs 750 meters in 3 minutes , which can be simplified down to 250 meters
per minute by dividing it by 3, or simplifying it when possible.
A Ratio is an important tool for comparing quantities of the same, unlike rates
which compare different units. For example a ratio of 3:1 is saying that for every 3
of something there is 1 of another like for every 3 cups of sugar there is 1 cake. A
ratio does not change no matter how large the number is, 100 cakes still requires
300 cups of sugar, which can be simplified back down to 3:1.
The main difference between rates and ratios is their comparison units, rates use
different units and ratios deal with the same units. They also have some
similarities, like that they are both used to compare numbers and can both be
simplified in some cases.
A proportion compares a quantity to the total of that quantity.
Ratios are used to compare a quantity to another, for example how many children
have phones compared to children who don’t, while proportions compare the
number of children with phones to the total amount of children.
Fractions have some similarities to ratios, for example they can both be simplified
down by division, ratios cannot be added while fractions can be. The difference
lies in what they compare, fractions tell us how many parts of a number w have
while ratios compare quantities of things to each other, like the cake example
that was mentioned.
Sources
https://www.cuemath.com/commercial-math/rate-definition/
https://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/ratio.htmlhttps://www.basic-
mathematics.com/difference-between-a-ratio-and-a-fraction.html
https://www.cuemath.com/commercial-math/proportion/