Ratio and

Rate
 Objectives
a. Define ratio and rate through
pictures;
b. Compare the difference between
ratio and rate through venn diagram;
and
c. Show the importance of ratio and
rate in real life situation.
• A ratio is a comparison
of two numbers or
measures that have the
same unit. The numbers
in a ratio are sometimes
called terms.
• A rate is a ratio
between two
quantities of different
units, likes miles and
hours, or dollars and
gallons.
How Can Ratios Be
Expressed?
Example: 4 to 3
This ratio can be
expressed as 4 to 3, 4:3,
or 4/3
• Rates are used by people every day, such as
when they work 40 hours a week or earn
interest every year at a bank. When rates are
expressed as a quantity of 1, such as 2 feet per
second or 5 miles per hour, they are called
unit rates. If you have a multiple-unit rate such
as 120 students for every 3 buses, and want to
find the single-unit rate, write a ratio equal to
the multiple-unit rate with 1 as the second
term.
 Example:
1. 570 people die from smoking related diseases every day.
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a. How many people die from smoking related diseases every
hour?
b. How many people die from smoking related diseases every
week?
c. How many people die from smoking related diseases every
year?(Hint: There are 365 days in a year.)
2. You type 200 words in 5 minutes. Brenda types 240 words in
6 minutes.
a. How many words you type in 1 minute?
b. How many words does Brenda type in a minute?
c. Who types the fastest?
• The students will compare the differences and
similarities of ratio and rate through venn
diagram.
 Assignment
• Answer the ff:
• 1. For every 5 yards you run, Jill runs 6 yards.
• a. If you have run 30 yards, then how far has
Jill run?
• b. If Jill has run 54 yards, then how far have
you run?