Ratio Vocabulary 6th grade

ratio

a comparison of two quantities by division

ordered pair

a pair of numbers used to locate a point on the coordinate plane

coordinate plane

a plane in which a horizontal number line and a vertical number line intersect at their zero points.

rate

a ratio comparing two quantities with different kinds of units

equivalent ratio

express the same relationship between two quantities

scaling

multiplying or dividing two related quantities by the same number

prime factorization

number written as the product of all of it's prime factors

ratio table

the columns are filled with pairs of numbers that have the same ratio

unit price

the cost per unit

x coordinate

the first number of an ordered pair

greatest common factor

the greatest common factors of two or more numbers

x axis

the horizontal line of the two perpendicular number lines in a coordinate plane

origin

the point of intersection of the x axis and y axis on a coordinate plane

unit rate

the rate for one unit of a given quantity

y coordinate

the second number of an ordered pair

least common multiple

the smallest whole number greater than 0 that is a common multiple of each of two or more numbers

y axis

the vertical line of the two perpendicular number lines in a coordinate plane

graph

to place a dot at a point named by an ordered pair