alex's rate growing post

This was our homework for the weekend.


Rate-A comparison of two quantities measured in different units.


Ratio-A comparison of two quantities measured in the same units.


The difference between a ratio and rate is that a ratio compares two quantities measured in the same units and a rate compares two quantities measured in different units.


#8
Fraser is shopping for milk. It is available in 3 sizes.

a) What is the unit price for each carton of milk?
(the 250ml carton)$o.oo236/1ml (the 500ml carton)$o.oo218/1ml (the 1l carton)$o.oo199/1ml

b)What is the unit price per 100ml for the 1l carton of milk.
The unit price per 100ml for the 1l carton of milk is $o.20/100ml

c)Witch carton of milk is the best buy? Explain why?
The 1l carton of milk is the best buy because it has the cheapest price per liter out of all of the three cartons.

#11
Shannon buys 12 granola bars for $9.96.

a)Determine the price per bar. Give your answer in dollars and cents.
Zero dollars and 83 cents.

b)Explain whether your answer in question a) is a ratio or rate.
My answer in part a is a rate because $0.83/bar is dealing with something per something.


My question is there is 3 blocks of cheese. The first one is $2.59 for 350g, the second one was $3.98 for 700g, and the third one was $5.23 1200g. Which is the better price?
The biggest block of cheese was the better price.
The first one was o.oo74/g, the second one was o.oo56/g, and the third one was o.oo43/g.

Part 2
Ingredients for spaghetti sauce
1/2 lb ground beef
1 medium onion diced
1 celery finely diced
1 clove garlic
14 oz can of tomatoes chopped
1/2 can of tomato paste
1 tsp parsley
1 1/2 tsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp worchestershire sauce
1/2 tsp seasoning salt
1 bay leaf

1) What would the recipe look like if it had to serve 10 people
1.25 lb ground beef
2 and a half medium onion diced
2 and a half celery finely diced
2 and a half cloves of garlic
35 oz can of tomatoes chopped
a can and a quarter of tomato paste
2 and a half tsp of parsley
3 and 3/4 tsp basil
2 and a half tsp sugar
1 and one quarter tsp worchestershire sauce
1 and one quarter tsp seasoning salt
10 bay leafs and a quarter of one

2) what would the recipe look like if it were to serve 1 person?
0.125 lb ground beef
a quarter of a medium onion