GCSE Mathematics · key term

Unit ratio

Definition

A ratio in which one selected part has been made equal to 1, such as $1:n$ .

Used by OCR

Specification 5.01a · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Unit ratios are useful for comparing situations on the same basis. Once each comparison has the same first part of 1, the second values can be compared directly.
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GCSE Mathematics · key term

A ratio in which one selected part has been made equal to 1, such as $1:n$ .

Used by OCR

Specification 5.01a · Paper 1 (Foundation), Paper 2 (Foundation), Paper 3 (Foundation), Paper 4 (Higher), Paper 5 (Higher), Paper 6 (Higher)

Unit ratios are useful for comparing situations on the same basis. Once each comparison has the same first part of 1, the second values can be compared directly.
Revise: Simplifying Ratios

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