The ratio can consequently be expressed as fractions or as a decimal. 2:5 in decimals is 0.4. A rate is a little bit different than the ratio, it is a special ratio. It is a comparison of measurements that have different units, like cents and grams. A unit rate is a rate with a denominator of 1.o compare the ratio between the flashlights and the batteries we divide the set of flashlights with the set of batteries. The ratio is 2 to 5 or 2:5 or 2/5. All these describe the ratio in different forms of fractions.
Since the disintegration of the Great Colombia, the Isthmus fought for its independence with little success until 1903. The PanamaâColombia separation was formalized on 3 November 1903, with the establishment of the Republic of Panama.
The Panama Canal was opened to traffic on 15 August 1914, when the steamship SS Ancon crossed it.ome people say it opened at 7:00am â¦ when the Ancon left the port of Cristobal. Others say that it was sometime around 12 noon, when the steamship reached the middle of the Canal path. It left port of Cristobal at around 7:00am, and arriving at the port of Balboa around 4:00pm.