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Ratio and Proportion

1
Ratios

Problem 1

Write the ratio \(16\) to \(48\) as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Problem 2

Give the ratio \(\dfrac{2}{3}\) to \(\dfrac{4}{9}\) as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Problem 3

Write \(0.08\) to \(0.12\) as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Problem 4

During a game, a basketball player makes \(12\) out of the \(18\) free throws he attempts. Write the ratio of the number of free throws he makes to the number of free throws he attempts as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Problem 5

A solution of alcohol and water contains \(15\) milliliters of water and \(5\) milliliters of alcohol. Find the ratio of alcohol to water, water to alcohol, water to total solution, and alcohol to total solution. Write each ratio as a fraction and reduce to lowest terms.

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Problem 6

Suppose a pizza restaurant advertised the prices shown in the book for their deep dish pizza. Use the information to find the ratio of the cost of the large cheese pizza to the medium cheese pizza.Then change the ratio to a decimal rounded to the nearest tenth.

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Problem 7

Write the ratio \(1\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}\) to \(3\displaystyle\frac{1}{3}\) as a fraction in lowest terms.

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Problem 8

Mini Lecture
Write each ratio as a fraction in lowest terms:

  1. \(64\) to \(12\)

  2. \(\dfrac{3}{4}\) to \(\dfrac{1}{4}\)

  3. \(2\dfrac{2}{3}\) to \(\dfrac{5}{3}\)

  4. \(2.5\) to \(\dfrac{3}{2}\)

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2
Rates and Unit Pricing

Problem 1

A train travels \(125\) miles in \(2\) hours. What is the train’s rate in miles per hour?

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Problem 2

A car travels \(90\) miles on \(5\) gallons of gas. Give the ratio of miles to gallon as a rate in miles per gallon.

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Problem 3

A supermarket sells low-fat milk in three different containers at the following prices: \(1\) gallon for \(\$3.58\), \(1/2\) gallon for \(\$1.99\), and \(1\) quart for \(\$1.29\). Give the unit price in dollars per gallon for each one.

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Problem 4

Mini Lecture

  1. Write \(220\) miles in \(4\) hours as a rate in miles per hour.

  2. Six ounces of orange juice costs \(48\) cents. What is the unit price in cents per ounce?

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3
Proportions

Problem 1

In the proportion \(\dfrac{3}{4}=\dfrac{6}{8}\), name the four terms, the means, and the extremes.

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Problem 2

Verify the fundamental property of proportions for the following proportions.

  1. \(\displaystyle\frac{3}{4}=\displaystyle\frac{6}{8}\)

  2. \(\displaystyle\frac{17}{34}=\displaystyle\frac{1}{2}\)

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Problem 3

Solve for \(x\): \(\displaystyle\frac{2}{3}=\displaystyle\frac{4}{x}\)

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Problem 4

Solve for \(y\): \(\displaystyle\frac{5}{y}=\displaystyle\frac{10}{13}\)

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Problem 5

Solve for \(n\): \(\displaystyle\frac{n}{3}=\displaystyle\frac{0.4}{8}\)

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Problem 6

Solve for \(x\): \(\dfrac{\frac{2}{3}}{5}=\dfrac{x}{6}\)

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Problem 7

Solve for \(b\): \(\displaystyle\frac{b}{15}=2\)

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4
Applications of Proportions

Problem 1

A woman drives \(270\) miles in \(6\) hours. If she continues at the same rate, how far will she travel in \(10\) hours?

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Problem 2

A baseball player gets \(8\) hits in the first \(18\) games of the season. If he continues at the same rate, how many hits will he get in \(45\) games?

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Problem 3

A solution contains \(4\) milliliters of alcohol and \(20\) milliliters of water. If another solution is to have the same ratio of alcohol to water and must contain \(25\) milliliters of water, how much alcohol should it contain?

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Problem 4

The scale on the map indicates that \(1\) inch on the map corresponds to an actual distance of \(85\) miles. Two cities are \(3.5\) inches apart on the map. What is the actual distance between the two cities?

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5
Similar Figures

Problem 1

Two triangles are similar. Find side \(x\).

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Problem 2

The width and height of the two video clips are proportional. Find the height, \(h\), in pixels of the larger video window.

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Problem 3

Draw a triangle similar to triangle \(ABC\), if \(AC\) is proportional to \(DF\). Make \(E\) the third vertex of the new triangle.

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Problem 4

A building casts a shadow of \(105\) feet while a \(21\)-foot flagpole casts a shadow that is \(15\) feet. Find the height of the building.

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Problem 5

Use a proportion to determine the perimeter \(P\) of the new board.

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6
Mean, Median, and Mode

Problem 1

Enrollment in college over a five-year period is shown by the following numbers. Find the mean enrollment over the five-year period. \[16,911,000\quad 17,272,000\quad 17,487,000\] \[17,759,000\quad 18,248,000\]

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Problem 2

Enrollment in college over a five-year period is shown by the following numbers. Find the median enrollment over the five-year period. \[16,911,000\quad 17,272,000\quad 17,487,000\] \[17,759,000\quad 18,248,000\]

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Problem 3

The selling prices of four hybrid cars were listed on hybridcars.com. \[\$23,063\quad \$31,700\quad \$28,600\quad \$24,650\]

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Problem 4

A math class with \(18\) students had the grades shown below on their first test. Find the mean, the median, and the mode.
\(77 \quad 87 \quad 100 \quad 65 \quad 79 \quad 87 \quad 79 \quad 85 \quad 87\\ 95 \quad 56 \quad 87 \quad 56 \quad 75 \quad 79 \quad 93 \quad 97 \quad 92\)

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Problem 5

Find the range of the test scores.

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