Mathematics GCSE
ratios and fractions
What ratios and fractions means in Mathematics GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of ratios and fractions
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
A ratio a : b carries the same information as a fraction, where the fraction 2/5 compares one part with the other part while 2/7 compares one part with the whole.
Topics that use ratios and fractions
- Ratio, proportion and rates of change (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Acceleration
- Applications of ratio in context
- area and volume units
- Asymptote
- average rate of change
- Average speed
- Chord
- comparing quantities
Using ratios and fractions in the exam
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