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To compare and contrast ratios and rates.
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The ratio and rates are quite similar. A ratio is a relationship or comparison of two numbers. A ratio is used to compare two number with similar units.
For example, the ratio of boys and girls in a class. If there are 25 boys and 32 girls in a class then the ratio of boys to girls in that class is given by
While the term rates is used to compare two numbers with different units.
For example, a person can walk 6 miles in 2 hour, then the rate of his walking will be give by
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