Proportions Explained: Practice Problems and Examples

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Algebra
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Ratios, rates, proportions

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Davis Lotsbaich2022-06-02

The radius of a circle with area a is approximately square root of a/3. the area of a circular mouse pad is 51 square inches. estimate its radius to the nearest integer

Alejandro Atkins 2022-04-23

If $75 %$ of x is 1500 then x is

Nathanael Hansen 2022-04-05

find all 4th roots of 1,296 0,-6

Pizzadililehz 2022-04-02

$y = | x + 3 | - 1$

Kelebohile Catherine2022-03-27

determine the lowest common multiple of the following 4x2y2, 6xy, 10xy2

Directions:Rewrite the given proportion according to the property indecated in the table.Show the correct process for each property (10points)

GIVEN PROPORTION: 15/c = 4/d
Cross - multiplication Property
Alternation Property
Inverse Property
Addition Property
Subtraction Property

hardcoreangelp50 2022-02-12

How do you simplify the ratio $524 : 100$ ?

Reina Pennington 2022-02-12

Kelly's company is painting a building a unique shade of purple. She needs 12 pints of red paint for every 8 pints of blue paint. Using that ratio, if she uses 65 pints of paint how much blue paint is needed?

Lorelai Woods 2022-02-12

2.2 pounds of ground turkey costs $7.59. What is the price per pound?

Frauffshiesiaf6s 2022-02-12

What are equivalent ratios 5 to 3?

Rinoslirl9h1 2022-02-12

You can get 12 color prints for $$ 5.76$ . How much is this per print?

pimpinan15t 2022-02-12

The cost of 6 identical chairs, 5 identical lamps and 1 table is $$ 505$ . The cost of 2 such chairs and 1 table is $$ 228$ , while 1 chair and 1 lamp cost $$ 63$ . What is the total cost of 1 chair and 1 table? What is the total cost of 1 table, 1 lamp and 1 chair?

Jameson Powers 2022-02-12

A bottle of root beer contains $\frac{4}{5}$ of a liter. How much root beer is in 3 bottles?

Misael Sweeney 2022-02-12

Datan asks you "Hey Yosief, I have a question for you, if I gives 4 chocolate bars to each child at my party, I will have 38 left. If I give 7 chocolate bars each, I will have 2 chocolate bars left. How many children were there at my birthday party?"

Landon Perry 2022-02-12

Annie want to buy a toy, but she has no money? If she saves for 3 weeks she will be $$ 1$ short of what it cost to buy the toy, if she saves for 4 weeks she will be $$ 3$ above the toy cost. How much is Annie saving every week? what is the cost of the toy?

Marlee Yates 2022-02-12

Long lengths of rope need to be cut in the ratio $6 : 2 : 1$ . How long is the longest piece of rope from a 54 m length of rope?

Kai Lin 2022-02-12

How do you calculate the percent change of 63 to 105?

ostowatygjt 2022-02-12

The sum of eight consecutive (one after the other) numbers is 88. What are the numbers?

ringbarsh1i 2022-02-12

In a right-angled triangle the sum of the minor cathetus and the hypotenuse is 104 cm. The minor cathetus is $\frac{3}{5}$ of hypotenuse. Calculate the perimeter and area of the triangle?

johnnyschile7da 2022-02-12

A farmer gives each of his horses $\frac{1}{2}$ of a salt lick a month. If he has 2 horses, how many salt licks does he use a month?

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.

Pre-Algebra

Cross - multiplication Property
Alternation Property
Inverse Property
Addition Property
Subtraction Property

Mastering Proportions: Problems and Examples