write the unit rate as a ratio.then find the equal ratio
What is the problem?
To find the unit rate as a ratio, we need to determine the relationship between two quantities, usually one of them being 1. Let's say we have a quantity X that is related to another quantity Y.
To find the unit rate, we need to express the ratio X:Y such that Y is equal to 1. This means we divide both the numerator and denominator of the ratio by Y.
For example, let's say we have a situation where X represents the distance traveled in 5 hours, and Y represents the distance traveled in 1 hour. The ratio would be X:Y, where X is the distance traveled in 5 hours, and Y is the distance traveled in 1 hour.
If X = 30 miles and Y = 1 hour, then the ratio X:Y would be 30:1.
To find the equal ratio, we need to multiply or divide both the numerator and the denominator of the ratio by the same number.
In this case, since Y is already equal to 1, we can simply multiply both 30 and 1 by the same number to find the equal ratio.
For example, if we multiply both 30 and 1 by 5, we get a new ratio of 150:5. Both ratios, 30:1 and 150:5, are equal ratios.
The equal ratio is just a different representation of the same relationship between X and Y.