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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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:

  1. 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
  2. Solve the proportion equation and report the answer

Step-by-Step:


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