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Question 3 (4 points)#1) Write the ratio of 21 days to 2 weeks in simplest form. [K/U -#2) Is this ratio a rate? Explain your answer using words. [C - 2]

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The ratio of 21 days to 2 weeks is give as;


\begin{gathered} \frac{21\text{days}}{2\text{ w}eeks} \\ \text{Since 1 w}eek\text{ =7 days } \\ =(21days)/(2*7days) \\ =(3)/(2) \\ =3\colon2 \end{gathered}

Answer 1: 3:2

Answer 2: No

The ratio is not a rate, because it does not obey the definition of rates. A rate is a special ratio in which the two terms are in different units. Since weeks could be converted to date, therefore the given parameters are not different units.

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