Ratios Rates Unit Rates and Complex Fractions

Simplify the complex fraction.

• 18

• 1/18

• 9/72

• 1/8

Simplify the complex fraction shown.

• 9/40

• 40/9

• 10/36

• 5/18

A ratio is

• another way of multiplying

• a comparison of two quantities using division.

• is a two dimensional figure.

• is the same as the associative property.

A unit rate is

• a rate with the numerator of one.

• a rate with the denominator of one.

Find the unit rate from this complex fraction

_3/4_

1/2

• 3/2

• 3/8

• 1-1/2

• 5/4

Match the following:

• A fraction where the numerator, the denominator or both contain a fraction.

• Ratio

• A rate that has a denominator of one.

  Found by dividing the numerator by the denominator.

• Rate

• Compares two quantities such as part to part, part to whole, or whole to part.

• Unit Rate

• A ratio that compares quantities of different kinds of units.

• Complex Fraction

Choose the correct complex fraction that represents the problem:

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A rate is a

• different way of solving probability.

• ratio of unknowns.

• ratio of two quantities with the same unit.

• ratio of two quantities with different units.

A unit rate is a ratio in which the second quantity is 1.

• True

• False

Brad can read 1/4 of a page from his book in 5/8 of a minute. Compute the unit rate as a complex fraction in terms of pages per minute.

• 1/2 pages per minute

• 5/32 pages per minute

• 2/5 pages per minute

• 3/4 pages per minute