1. Solving Story Problems with Ratios and Proportions

2. Example #1 The manufacturing company needs to produce 4,675 batteries for a certain cell phone in 5 business days. How many batteries should be completed after 2 business days? 1870 batteries should be finished by the end of the second day.

3. Example #2 The ratio of Husky fans to Gator fans is 7 to 5. How many fans went to the game if there were 259 Huskies at the game? There were a total of 444 fans at the game.

4. Example #3 The store paid Mel $236.25 for 27 hours of work. How much will Dan receive for 18 hours of work? Dan will receive $157.50.

5. Example #4 The following table shows common foreign exchange rates. You are a bank teller and need to exchange the following currencies. CountryCurrencyExchange rateUSDForeign currency amount GermanyEuro1 USD = 0.82 EUR1,200 Canada Canadian dollar1 USD = 1.19 CAD890 IndiaRupee1 USD = 55.5 INR34,299 Australia Australian dollar1 USD = 0.97 AUD5,240 984 EUO 1,059 CAD 618 USD 5,402.06 USD