Proportional Relationships
What is a proportion?
2 fractions equal to each other
Solve: x/3 = 2/9
x = 2/3
Solve 6/n = 2/6
n = 18
Solve 5/9n = 8/7
n = 35/72
What is the name of the owner of all the toys in Toy Story?
Andy
Do these pair of fractions form a proportion: 4/3 and 8/12
NO, because 48 does not equal 24.
Solve: x/5 = 2/10
x = 1
Solve 2/8 = 8/x
x = 32
Solve 5/(x+11) = 10/(x-4)
x = -26
On a farm a kid is another word for a baby ______
Goat
Do these pair of fractions form a proportion:
9/6 and 3/2
Yes, because 18 = 18
Solve: x/6 = 4/11
x = 24/11
Solve 4/6 = n/3
n = 2
Solve 4/8 = x/32
x = 16
What is the name of the bear in The Jungle Book?
Baloo
Do these pair of fractions form a proportion:
8/6 and 4/3
Yes, because 24 = 24
Solve: (x+1)/3 = 6/9
x = 1
Solve 7/2 = 70/x
x = 20
x = 25/2
A scientist who studies rocks is called what?
Geologist
Do these pair of fractions form a proportion:
9/16 and 3/4
No, because 36 doesn't equal 48.
Solve: 2/(x+3) = 5/(x+1)
x = -13/3
Solve 16/11 = 96/x
x = 66
Solve: k/12 = 4/10
x = 24/5
What is the colored part of the human eye called?
The iris