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Fractions are usually comparisons between two measures which are the same thing or are measures which are simply [linearly] related: for example, two days as a fraction of one week or 1 inch as a fraction of a metre.A ratio may compare two things which are measured in totally different ways: for example, a simple pay rate is the ratio of total earnings (measured in money) divided by the amount worked (hours).
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What is fraction with different units in the numerator and denominator?
It is a ratio.
5 different words to do with fractions?
Mixed fraction Improper fraction Numerator Denominator Ratio
How do you change fraction to ratio?
A fraction is a ratio
How can ratio and a fraction be different?
A fraction is a ratio of two quantities which are measured in the same units. In a simple case, average speed is the ratio between the distance travelled and the time taken. However, the speed is not a fraction of wither the distance nor of the time.
When a relationship between two different things is shown in a fraction is called?
It is a ratio
