Table of Contents Topic Page # B Many or No Solution33 3.8A Solving Equations35 3.8B Solving Formulas Absolute Value Equations39 3.5/3.6 Ratios and Proportions41
#41 3.5/3.6 Ratios and Proportions
Ratio: Relation between 2 numbers a:b abab a to b
You always have to write ratios in the simplest form. You never write the answer as a mixed fraction
Ex 1: Cell phone A person makes 6 long distance calls and 15 local calls in 1 month. a. Find the ratio of long distance calls to local calls = 2525
Ex 1: Cell phone A person makes 6 long distance calls and 15 local calls in 1 month. b. Find the ratio of local calls to long distance calls 15 6 = 5252
Ex 1: Cell phone A person makes 6 long distance calls and 15 local calls in 1 month. c. Find the ratio of long distance calls to all calls = 2727
Ex 2: Sports A volleyball team plays 14 home matches and 10 away matches. a. Find the ratio of home matches to away matches = 7575
Ex 2: Sports A volleyball team plays 14 home matches and 10 away matches. b. Find the ratio of home matches to all matches = 7 12
Ex 2: Sports A volleyball team plays 14 home matches and 10 away matches. c. Find the ratio of away matches to all matches = 5 12
Proportions: When two ratios are equal (bd) ad = bc
Cross multiply ad = bc
Ex #3: Solve. 6k = 90 6 k = 15
4x4x= 36 4 x = 9 Ex #3: Solve.
1 3 x = 9 Reduce around the box 4x4x= 36 4 x = 9
8t8t = 120 t = t = 15
y =9 y = 9
3(x + 8)= 6x6x 8 = x 3x + 24 = 6x 24 = 3x x = x = x + 8
24(x – 12)= 8x8x 18 = x 24x – 288 = 8x –288 = –16x x = x – 36 = x 2x – 36 = 0 2x = 36
Ex #4: Architect An architect creates a scale model of a school. The school is 50 feet high. The ratio of the model to the actual school is 1 foot to 75 feet. Estimate the height of the model.
23 3h = 2 h =
Ex #5: A map has a scale factor of 1cm : 15km. If the distance of the map is 6cm, find the actual distance. x =
Ex #6: Write the sentence as a proportion and solve. 1 4 x =
Ex #6: Write the sentence as a proportion and solve. 1 4 x = 1 2