Understanding Ratios and Proportions

Understanding Ratios and Proportions

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

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This video tutorial covers the concepts of ratios and proportions, explaining how to simplify ratios and solve proportions using various methods such as cross products and common multipliers. It also introduces extended ratios and their applications in geometry, particularly in solving problems related to angles and sides of triangles. The tutorial provides examples and exercises to reinforce understanding.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the simplest form of the ratio 10 to 15?

2 to 3

1 to 2

5 to 6

3 to 4

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How is an extended ratio different from a regular ratio?

It compares two quantities.

It uses multiplication instead of division.

It compares three or more quantities.

It is always expressed as a fraction.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which method is NOT used to solve proportions?

Cross products

Common multipliers

Simplifying fractions

Adding fractions

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the result of solving the proportion x/3 = 10/12 using cross products?

4.5

3.5

5.5

2.5

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the common multiplier to convert 3 to 12 in a proportion?

2

3

4

5

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When solving proportions with binomials, what is important to remember?

Add the terms directly.

Only multiply the first term.

Use parentheses to distribute correctly.

Ignore the binomial terms.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a triangle with angle ratios of 3:4:5, what is the measure of the smallest angle?

75 degrees

30 degrees

45 degrees

60 degrees

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