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    A proportion is a statement of equality between two ratios. The fundamental property of proportions states that if a/b = c/d, then a*d = b*c. Proportions can be used to solve a variety of word problems by setting up ratios equal to each other. For example, if the ratio of men to women in a class is 3 to 2 and there are 21 men, we can set up the proportion 3:2 = 21:w and solve to find there are 14 women in the class. Proportions provide a powerful tool for solving many types of word problems involving relationships between quantities.

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    A proportion is a statement of equality between two ratios. The fundamental property of proportions states that if a/b = c/d, then a*d = b*c. Proportions can be used to solve a variety of word problems by setting up ratios equal to each other. For example, if the ratio of men to women in a class is 3 to 2 and there are 21 men, we can set up the proportion 3:2 = 21:w and solve to find there are 14 women in the class. Proportions provide a powerful tool for solving many types of word problems involving relationships between quantities.

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    A proportion is a statement of equality between two ratios. The fundamental property of proportions states that if a/b = c/d, then a*d = b*c. Proportions can be used to solve a variety of word problems by setting up ratios equal to each other. For example, if the ratio of men to women in a class is 3 to 2 and there are 21 men, we can set up the proportion 3:2 = 21:w and solve to find there are 14 women in the class. Proportions provide a powerful tool for solving many types of word problems involving relationships between quantities.

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    PROPORTION

    A proportion is a statement of equality between two ratios.



    The Fundamental Property Of Proportions:

    In any proportion, if

    , then a.d=b.c


    Example
    Find the value of the unknown term in each of the following proportions:

    a)



    Solution

    5 (4) = 9 (x)
    20 = 9x
    X = 20 9
    =










    Application of proportions

    Proportions provide us with a powerful tool for solving a wide variety of
    word problems that express a relationship between two quantities. The
    procedure outlined in the box can be used to solve many word
    problems using proportions


    Example

    In a chemistry class, the ratio of men to women is 3 to 2. If there are
    21 men in te class, how many women ar there?

    Solution

    Men : women
    3 : 2

    21 : w



    3w = 21 (2)
    W = 42 3
    W = 14 women

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