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Example Question #1 : Ratios And Proportions
Convert into a percentage.
None of the other answers are correct.
Set up a proportion:
Cross-multiply:
Isolate by dividing by 8:
Finally, simplify:
The fraction is therefore equivalent to .
Example Question #1 : Ratios And Proportions
Convert the following fraction into a percent.
%
63.26 %
%
%
.63 %
%
Set up a proportion:
Cross multiply:
Isolate by dividing both sides by 12:
Simplify:
(Hint: If you are unable to use long division to solve the fraction , take a look at your answer choices and see if you can narrow down your choices. You know that value is going to be greater than one, since 175 is greater than 3. You also know that dividing any number by 3 is going to result in a decimal of .33, .66, or no decimal at all. With these two pieces of information, you should be able to isolate the correct answer without actually solving for it like I did in the last step.)
Example Question #1 : Ratios And Proportions
Solve for :
To solve this proportion, cross multiply.
From here to solve, divide both sides by 121.
Example Question #1 : Ratios And Proportions
If for every inch on a map it represents
miles, how many inches will be needed for a distance of
miles?
The ratio of inches to miles is
so you can set up a proportion of .
You then cross multiply to get
.
Then you solve for the variable by dividing by which gives us
.
Example Question #1 : Ratios And Proportions
In a geometric sequence the ratio of the first term to the third term is 9:1. What is the ratio of the second term to the fifth term?
Recall that in a geometric sequence there is a constant ratio between any pair of consecutive terms:
If the ratio of the first term to the third term is 9:1 then the ratio of two consecutive terms is a number that when multiplied by itself is 9:
Therefore the common ratio for this sequence is 3.
There are three terms between term 2 and 5 so the common ratio will be applied to the second term three times to get the fifth term:
Since for this sequence
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