Name:

Unit 1
CLO: Students will be able to ____________ several ways for writing a ratios. Learn methods for
solving proportions and solve problems by writing and solving proportions.

Lesson 1.3: Proportions

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3- All parts of the

question are answered
correctly with work
shown. Complete
sentences are used if
necessary.

2- The answer is correct

but not enough work was
shown. -or- The answer
is not correct but lots of
work was shown.

1-A small amount of work

was attempted but it is
not complete or correct.

0- Did not try.

Opening Exercise
1. Write as many math facts as you can about the following equation:
7 =
8

n
30

2. Super Tacqueria sells 70 tacos and 85 burritos in an afternoon. Use this statement to come up
with a problem that relates to the question above.

Mr. Pullutasig

Classwork

Reading
The statement Jackie scored 24 of the teams 64 points compares two numbers. The ratio of
the points Jackie scored to the points the team scored is 24 to 64. You can write the ratio as 24 : 64
or as a fraction or decimal. The fraction bar means division, so these expressions are equivalent.

24
3
24 64 0.375
64
8

A proportion is an equation stating that two ratios are equal. Here are some true proportions using
the integers 3, 5, 9, and 15.

9 3 15 3 15 9
=
=
=
15 5 9 9 5 3
You can check that the proportions are true by finding the decimal equivalent of each side. The
proportion

3 5
=
15 9 is not true; 0.2 is not equal to 0.5

In algebra, a variable stands for an unknown number or numbers. In the proportion

R 1
=
16 4 you

can replace the variable R with any number, but only one number, 4, will make the proportion true.
Example 1: Multiply and Conquer
Steps 14: When you multiply both sides of an equation by the same number, the two sides remain
equal to each other. You can use this idea to solve proportions with a variable in one of the
numerators. For example, you can solve

Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

M 56
=
19 133 by multiplying both sides by 19.

M 56
=
19 133
19

M 56
=
19
19 133

M=

56
19
133

Step 4: M = 8

Multiply both sides by 19.

19
19

is equivalent to 1.

Multiply and divide.

*You can check that the solution is correct by replacing M with 8 and making sure the resulting
proportion is true.
Example 2

Name:
Unit 1
CLO: Students will be able to ____________ several ways for writing a ratios. Learn methods for
solving proportions and solve problems by writing and solving proportions.
Step 1:

Step 2:

Step 3:

P 132
=
12 176

12

P=

P 132
=
12
12 176

132
12
176

Step 4: P = 9

Multiply both sides by 12.

12
12

is equivalent to 1.

Multiply and divide.

Exercises

1. Estimate the decimal number equivalent for each fraction. Then use your calculator to find the
exact value.
a.

15
4

b.

8
5

c.

e.

5
45

f.

17
100

d.

11
16

5
6

2. This table shows the number of endangered animal species in various categories in the United
States in 2004. Write each ratio as a fraction.

a. endangered arachnids to endangered crustaceans

b. endangered reptiles to endangered insects
c. endangered birds to endangered amphibians
d. endangered mammals to all endangered species in the list

Mr. Pullutasig

2. When a problem involves a ratio or percent, you can sometimes solve it by setting up and solving
a proportion. Raj answered 75% of the questions on the algebra midterm correctly. If he got 27
correct answers, how many questions were on the test?

Lesson Summary
Ratios:

Proportions:
Variable:

Homework

3. Write each ratio as a fraction. Be sure to include units in both the numerator and the
denominator.
a. Jeremys car will go 400 miles on 12 gallons of gas.
b. In 1988, Florence Griffith-Joyner ran 100 meters in 10.49 seconds.
c. In Monaco in 2000, 32,231 people lived in 1.95 square kilometers.
d. Light travels 186,282 miles in 1 second.

Name:
Unit 1
CLO: Students will be able to ____________ several ways for writing a ratios. Learn methods for
solving proportions and solve problems by writing and solving proportions.

Mr. Pullutasig