Vocabulary
Proportion
Measure
Converting
Percents
100
a drawing that uses a scale to make an object proportionally smaller than or larger than the real object
What is a scale drawing?
100
12/9=n/3 Solve for n
n=4
100
On a map, the distance between Key West and Cuba is 9/10 inch. What is the actual distance? Use the scale: 1 inch : 100 miles
90 miles
100
What is 0.125 as a percent?
12.5%
100
20% of 90
What is 18?
200
sides in the same relative position in polygons with an equal number of sides
What are corresponding sides?
200
p/40=3/8 Solve for p
p = 15
200
On a map, the distance between the post office and school is 6 cm. What is the actual distance? Use the scale 1 cm : 50 ft
300 ft
200
What is 11/25 as a percent?
44%
200
Jenna ordered 28 shirts for her soccer team. Seventy-five percent of those shirts were size large. How many large shirts did Jenna order?
21
300
a rate in which the second quantity in the comparison is one unit
What is unit rate?
300
5/x=7/77 Solve for x
x = 55
300
A building casts a shadow that is 348 meters long. At the same time, a person who is 2 meters tall casts a shadow that is 6 meters long. How tall is the building?
116 meters
300
What is 0.45 as a fraction?
9/20
300
98% of 105
What is 102.9
400
the technique of using similar figures and proportions to find measure
What is indirect measure?
400
6/y=4/28 Solve for y
y = 42
400
A lamppost casts a shadow that is 35 yards long. A 3-foot tall mailbox casts a shadow that is 5 yards long. How tall is the lamppost?
21 feet
400
What is 4/5 as a decimal?
0.8
400
A video game costs $36.85. The sales tax rate is 6%. About how much will the total cost be for this video game?
$39.22
500
figures with the same shape but not necessarily the same size
What is similar?
500
2/130=1/s Solve for s
s = 65
500
A statue casts a shadow that is 360 meters long. At the same time, a person who is 2 meters tall casts a shadow that is 6 meters long. How tall is the statue?
120 meters
500
What is 1/8 as a percent?
12.5%
500
The width of a rectangular room is 75% of the length of the room. The room is 12 feet long. How wide is the room?
9 feet
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