Proportions Explained: Practice Problems and Examples

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Algebra
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Ratios, rates, proportions

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FizeauV 2021-08-20

Write 32.5 billion in scientific notation.

Bevan Mcdonald 2021-08-20

Adam, Ben, and Chris share $680 in the ratio 9:7:4 respectively.
a) How much does each person have?
b) Adam changes her $ into euros with the exchange price as 1 euro= $1.125. How much does he now have in Euros?

Ayaana Buck 2021-08-20

To find:
Unit price of an item from a grocery store.
The price of a box of 12.9 ounce box of macaroni and cheese is $2.98

Lipossig 2021-08-20

The given ratio as a ratio of whole numbers using fractional notation in simplest form.
Given: $3 \frac{1}{3}$ to $4 \frac{1}{6}$

Phoebe 2021-08-20

To find the Gear ratio of the Driving gear, 40 teeth. driven gear, 5 teeth.

illusiia 2021-08-20

To find the time required to read 36 pages.
Penelop penna read 4 pages $= 20.5$ minutes

Tammy Todd 2021-08-19

To find the time taken to take 30 laps.
GIven: 3 lap required time $= 2.3$ minute

Tabansi 2021-08-19

To find the length of baby in inches
Given:
1 inch $= 2.54 c m$
1 inch $= 2.54 c m$
$1 c m = \frac{1}{2.54} = 0.39$

Phoebe 2021-08-19

To find the property tax for an assessed value is $333,716.
Given:
Property tax of $$ 1000 = $ 15.9933$
Property tax of $$ 333, 716 = ?$

Emeli Hagan 2021-08-19

Find the ratios As

Cheyanne Leigh 2021-08-19

To calculate: The number of miles that the car can travel on 9 gal of gas if Toni drives her 132 mi on the highway on 4 gal of gas.

Ernstfalld 2021-08-19

To name the illustrated property.
Given: An equation is given as $2 (x - 3) = 2 x - 6$

alesterp 2021-08-19

To simplify the expression, $3 (4 x - 3) = 6 (2 x + 1) - 15$ .

a2linetagadaW 2021-08-19

The solution of the proportion $\frac{3}{8} = \frac{b}{10}$ .

Khadija Wells 2021-08-19

The solution of the given expression.
Given: $| 5 c - 8 | = 12$

pancha3 2021-08-19

The distance between Jacksonville and Tallahassee.
The given scale is: 2 centimetres $= 40$ miles.

preprekomW 2021-08-19

The solution of the given expression.
Given: $5 h = 33$

Tazmin Horton 2021-08-19

Whether the given ratios are equivalent ratios or not.
The given ratios are:
$\frac{0.2}{1.8}$ and $\frac{1}{0.9}$

preprekomW 2021-08-19

To find if the two ratios are equivalent.
Given information: Consider the question that can buy 10 ounces for $2.25 or can buy 35 ounces for $7 bike can travel 24 miles in 2 hour.

sagnuhh 2021-08-19

Whether the proportion $\frac{8.2}{2} = \frac{16.4}{4}$ is true.

Since you are looking for a proportions solver for your algebra class or some engineering task, the trick is to explore various proportion examples with answers first as these will help you to answer the most complex challenges and see how things work. As we are dealing with secondary Maths, the majority of presented proportions problems that are shown below are not overly complex. The most important aspect is using the corresponding proportions equation and seeing how to work with ratio rates in practice. Take a look at proportions Math problems, focusing on how they are represented in original instructions.

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