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Unit 3 · Standard 6.AT.3

🔑 Compare Ratio Relationships — Vocab Explorer

Lesson 3-5 · Learn the words, then practice them

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Illustration of Compare Ratios: Decide which ratio is greater, less, or equal by using equivalent ratios or unit rates.
Compare Ratios

ES Comparar razones

Decide which ratio is greater, less, or equal by using equivalent ratios or unit rates.

Decidir cuál razón es mayor, menor o igual usando razones equivalentes o tasas unitarias.

Illustration of Unit rate: A rate for just 1 of something, like cost for 1 item.
Unit rate

ES Tasa unitaria

A rate for just 1 of something, like cost for 1 item.

Una tasa para solo 1 de algo, como el precio de 1 artículo.

Illustration of Equivalent ratio: Two ratios that mean the same thing.
Equivalent ratio

ES Razón equivalente

Two ratios that mean the same thing.

Dos razones que significan lo mismo.

Illustration of Compare: To look at ratios and see which is bigger, smaller, or equal.
Compare

ES Comparar

To look at ratios and see which is bigger, smaller, or equal.

Mirar razones para ver cuál es mayor, menor o igual.

Illustration of Simplify: To write a ratio with smaller numbers that still compares the same way. 6:8 and 3:4 are the same ratio.
Simplify

ES Simplificar

To write a ratio with smaller numbers that still compares the same way. 6:8 and 3:4 are the same ratio.

Escribir una razón con números más pequeños que compara igual. 6:8 y 3:4 son la misma razón.

Illustration of Common denominator: A bottom number that two fractions can share so you can compare them.
Common denominator

ES Denominador común

A bottom number that two fractions can share so you can compare them.

Un número de abajo que dos fracciones pueden compartir para compararlas.

Illustration of Common multiple: A number that both terms can be scaled to.
Common multiple

ES Múltiplo común

A number that both terms can be scaled to.

Un número al que ambos términos pueden escalarse.

Illustration of Least common multiple: The smallest common multiple of two numbers.
Least common multiple

ES Mínimo común múltiplo

The smallest common multiple of two numbers.

El menor múltiplo común de dos números.

Illustration of Benchmark: A shared amount you scale both choices to so you can compare them.
Benchmark

ES Punto de referencia

A shared amount you scale both choices to so you can compare them.

Una cantidad compartida a la que escalas ambas opciones para poder compararlas.

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Compare RatiosUnit rateEquivalent ratioCompareSimplifyCommon denominatorCommon multipleLeast common multipleBenchmark
  1. 1Make the match, or find each , before deciding which ratio is greater.
  2. 2A rate that tells the amount for exactly one unit, like 5 miles per 1 hour, is a .
  3. 3Two ratios that make the same comparison are .
  4. 4To decide which ratio is greater or if they are equal is to them.
  5. 5Writing a ratio with smaller numbers that compares the same way, like 6:9 = 2:3, is to it.
  6. 6A denominator shared by two fractions so they can be compared is a .
  7. 7A number that is a multiple of both terms is a .
  8. 8The smallest multiple two numbers share is the .
  9. 9A shared amount used to compare two ratios is a .

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