Practice Objectives
- Demonstrate an understanding of how to solve a linear equation in one variable
- Demonstrate the ability to solve a proportion equation
- Demonstrate the ability to solve a proportion word problem
Practice Solving Proportions
Instructions:
Answer 7/10 questions correctly to pass.
Solve each proportion problem.
Enter the numerical answer only.
Fractions must be simplified.
Negative fractions can be written as -a/b or a/-b.
Problem:
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Solving Proportion Equations:
- Use the cross products to set up a linear equation in one variable.
- Multiply the denominator of the left fraction by the numerator of the right fraction.
- Multiply the denominator of the right fraction by the numerator of the left fraction.
- Solve the linear equation.
- Move all variable terms to the left side.
- Move all numbers to the right side.
- Isolate the variable.
- We obtain our answer as: x = "a number"
Solving Proportion Word Problems:
- Set up a proportion equation based on the information in the problem
- The numerators must represent the same quantities
- The denominators must represent the same quantities
- Solve the proportion equation and report the answer
Step-by-Step:
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