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Lesson: Using proportions to solve problems

A lesson designed to introduce students to the concept of proportions as equivalent ratios, here we also discuss how to find an unknown term in a proportion and solve word problems on proportions involving fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals.

Worksheet: Using proportions to solve problems • 23 Questions

Q1:

If , then .

Q2:

Given that , which of the following expressions must be equal to ?

Q3:

Q4:

In the table below, the numbers in the first row are proportional to the corresponding numbers in the second row. What is the value of ?

3
4	6

Q5:

If 8 and 3 are in the same ratio as 96 and , then find the value of .

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