Understanding Proportions and Cross Products

The video tutorial explains how to solve proportions using cross products. Leonard the Leprechaun needs to sell his pot of gold, which contains shamrocks and coins in a 3:2 ratio. Given 36 coins, the tutorial demonstrates setting up ratios and using cross products to find the total number of items in the pot, which is 90. The process involves establishing equivalent ratios and solving for the unknown variable.

What is the ratio of Shamrocks to Coins in Leonard's pot?

• 1 to 1

• 3 to 2

• 5 to 2

• 2 to 3

If there are 36 coins, what variable is used to represent the total number of items in the pot?

• s

• c

• i

• t

How is the ratio of Coins to Total Items expressed as a fraction?

• 5/3

• 2/5

• 3/5

• 5/2

What is the equivalent ratio of Coins to Total Items?

• 2/3

• 3/2

• 5/2

• 2/5

What is the result of multiplying 36 by 5 in the cross product method?

• 210

• 180

• 150

• 200

What is the final value of 'i' after solving the equation?

• 80

• 85

• 90

• 95

What does Leonard plan to do after selling his pot of gold?

• Invest in stocks

• Save the money

• Buy more green

• Buy more gold