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SOLVING PROPORTIONS
Proportions
A proportion is an equation with a ratio on each side. It is a statement that two ratios are equal.
3 = 6 is an example of a proportion. 4 8
(A ratio is a fraction.)
How can you tell if ratios are in proportion?
Tell whether the ratios are proportional.
410
615
Since the cross products are equal, the ratios are proportional.
60
=?
60 = 60
Find cross products.604
10615
Tell whether the ratios are proportional.
Since the cross products are equal, the ratios are proportional.
20
20 = 20
Find cross products.2024
510
24
510
=?
Solving Proportions
When you do not know one of the four numbers in a proportion, set the cross products equal to each other and solve.
Solve the Proportion
6p = 12 • 5
p = 10
6p = 60
Find the cross products.
Solve.
56
p12
=
; the proportion checks.56
1012
=
Solve the Proportion
14 • 3 = 2g
21 = g
42 = 2g
Find the cross products.
Solve.
23
14g
=
; the proportion checks.23
1421
=