Ratios and Rates: Understanding Student to Teacher Ratio
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What is a ratio used to compare in a classroom?

  • Number of teachers to the number of students
  • Number of students to the number of teachers (correct)
  • Number of classrooms to the number of schools
  • Number of books to the number of students

    • What is the ratio of students to teachers if the law requires a ratio of 8:1?

  • 8 students for every 2 teachers
  • 1 teacher for every 8 students
  • 8 teachers for every 1 student
  • 8 students for every 1 teacher (correct)

    • What is a unit rate?

  • A rate that compares two different units
  • A rate that compares three or more units
  • A rate simplified to a denominator of one (correct)
  • A rate that compares the same units

    • Which of the following is an example of a rate?

    <p>300 miles in 3 hours</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of converting a rate to a unit rate?

    <p>To simplify the rate to a denominator of one</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the result of dividing 100 miles by 1 hour?

    <p>100 miles per hour</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key difference between a rate and a ratio?

    <p>A rate compares different units, while a ratio compares same units.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a rate in real-life scenarios?

    <p>The price of a gallon of gas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the goal of solving ratio and rate problems?

    <p>To find the missing value in an equivalent ratio or rate.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is necessary for two ratios or rates to be equivalent?

    <p>That they are proportional.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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