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Which step is necessary when solving a word problem with a rate expressed as a ratio of fractions?
Which step is necessary when solving a word problem with a rate expressed as a ratio of fractions?
- Step 3: Simplify the product of fractions
- Step 4: Divide the numerator by the denominator
- Step 1: Convert the rate to a decimal
- Step 2: Multiply the numerator and denominator by the reciprocal (correct)
What is a unit rate?
What is a unit rate?
- The product of two fractions
- The reciprocal of a fraction
- A rate expressed as a ratio of fractions
- A number that expresses the change in one quantity relative to another quantity (correct)
What is the purpose of multiplying the numerator and denominator by the reciprocal of the fraction in the denominator?
What is the purpose of multiplying the numerator and denominator by the reciprocal of the fraction in the denominator?
- To convert the rate to a decimal
- To perform division
- To express the rate as a ratio of fractions (correct)
- To simplify the product of fractions
What is the final step in solving a word problem with a rate expressed as a ratio of fractions?
What is the final step in solving a word problem with a rate expressed as a ratio of fractions?
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What does it mean to simplify the product of fractions?
What does it mean to simplify the product of fractions?
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