What is a unit rate

And what is equivalent ratio

Unit Rate: describes how many units of the first type of quantity corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity. Some common unit rates are miles per hour, cost per item, earnings per week.

Equivalent Ratio: are two ratios that express the same relationship between numbers.

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A rate is a ratio that is used to compare different kinds of quantities. A unit rate describes how many units of the first type of quantity corresponds to one unit of the second type of quantity.

Equivalent ratios (which are, in effect, equivalent fractions) are two ratios that express the same relationship between numbers. We can create equivalent ratios by multiplying or dividing both the numerator and denominator of a given ratio by the same number.