Ratios & Proportions: Review

Ratios & Proportions: Review

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When two ratios are equal, we say they form a proportion.  You can tell if two ratios are equal by comparing the cross products.

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 $\frac{10}{16}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{5}{8}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

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 $\frac{4}{8}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{2}{3}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

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 $\frac{6}{8}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{9}{12}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

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 $\frac{12}{20}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{3}{5}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

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 $\frac{10}{12}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{15}{18}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

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 $\frac{10}{12}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{2}{3}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

Multiple Choice

 $\frac{5}{9}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{15}{27}$  

•  $=$  

•  $\ne$  

Multiple Choice

Do these ratios form a proportion?

 $\frac{3}{12}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{10}{30}$  

• yes

•  no

Multiple Choice

Do these ratios form a proportion?

 $\frac{7}{16}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{42}{66}$  

• yes

•  no

Multiple Choice

Do these ratios form a proportion?

 $\frac{11}{12}\ \ \ \ \ \frac{66}{72}$  

• yes

•  no

You can use cross multiplication to find an unknown term in a proportion.

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{12}{n}=\frac{20}{25}$  

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{5}{8}=\frac{n}{24}$  

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{2}{3}=\frac{16}{n}$  

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{12}{14}=\frac{n}{21}$  

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{n}{10}=\frac{6}{15}$  

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Solve for n.

 $\frac{5}{n}=\frac{10}{16}$  

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Eldon can ride his bike 15 miles in 2 hours. How many miles can he ride in 7 hours?

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Lacy can in-line skate 9 miles in an hour. How many hours will it take her to do 36 miles.

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Karen and Patrick worked together stringing beads for necklaces. If they can string 50 beads in 9 minutes, how long will it take them th string 750 beads?