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Explain the difference between a unit rate and a percentage

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Answer:

Ratio is the proportion between two numbers.

Percent is the ratio times 100.

Rate is the change of a number per unit time.

Explanation:

1.A rate refers to the frequency by which a certain event happens while a ratio refers to the relationship between the size, number, or degree of two or more things.

2.A rate is a comparison between two measurements of the same units while a ratio is the proportion of one thing to another.

3.A rate refers to the fixed quantity of two things while a ratio refers to the relationship between various things.

4.A ratio indicates the difference between things while a rate indicates the changes in their measurements or units.

5.A ratio is indicated by the quotient of one quantity divided by the other while a rate is indicated by the comparison between two things.

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