Concept explainers
The difference between ratios and rates.
Explanation of Solution
Ratio:
The ratio is nothing but the relation between the two numbers showing the number of time one value contains or is contained within the other.
Example:
Ram had 10 cookies. 7 out of 10 cookies are fine but 3 got expired.
The ratio of expired cookies to the total cookies will be:
Rates:
Rate is the comparison of two quantities having different units.
Example:
A person blinks his eyes 360 times a minute. The rate of eye blinking will be
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