What is a proportional ratio?
Proportional Ratios

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A proportional ratio is a relationship between two quantities where the ratio of one quantity to another remains constant. For example, if the ratio of boys to girls in a class is 2:3, it means for every 2 boys, there are 3 girls.
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How do you determine if two ratios are proportional?
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Two ratios are proportional if their cross products are equal. For example, for the ratios a:b and c:d, they are proportional if a*d = b*c.
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What is the formula for finding a missing value in a proportional ratio?
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The formula is: (a/b) = (c/d), where a and b are the known values, and c is the known value while d is the missing value. You can solve for d by rearranging the formula.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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Give an example of a real-life situation that involves proportional ratios.
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A real-life example is cooking. If a recipe requires 2 cups of flour for every 3 cups of sugar, the ratio of flour to sugar is 2:3. If you want to use 4 cups of flour, you would need 6 cups of sugar to maintain the same ratio.
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What is the relationship between proportional ratios and scale factors?
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Proportional ratios are used to determine scale factors in similar figures. If two shapes are similar, the ratio of their corresponding sides is constant, which is the scale factor.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a unit rate?
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A unit rate is a ratio that compares a quantity to one unit of another quantity. For example, if a car travels 300 miles in 5 hours, the unit rate is 60 miles per hour.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How can you use proportional ratios to solve problems involving percentages?
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You can set up a proportion to find the percentage. For example, if you want to find what percentage 20 is of 80, you can set up the proportion 20/x = 80/100 and solve for x.
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