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MTH-101 route
Unit 1 · Lesson 3 of 4 10 min

Ratio, Proportion and Percentages

Sharing money, scaling a recipe, reading a discount. The arithmetic of fair comparison.

What this unit covers

Unit 1: The Real Number System, Proportion and Units

  1. 1 The Real Number SystemEvery number you have ever used belongs to one big family. Here is who is related to whom. · 12 min
  2. 2 Intervals and Absolute ValueHow far is a number from zero, or from 37 degrees? Absolute value measures distance and ignores direction. · 10 min
  3. 3 Ratio, Proportion and PercentagesSharing money, scaling a recipe, reading a discount. The arithmetic of fair comparison. · 10 min
  4. 4 Units of Measurement and Dosage CalculationsMilligrams, millilitres and drops per minute. Ratio and proportion doing a real job on a ward. · 10 min