Lance's Proportion Post

Part1

1. Ratio- A comparison of two quantities that have the same unit of measure.

Eg. 2:5

2 carrots to 5 vegetables

2. Rate- A comparison of two quantities that have a different unit of measure.

Eg. Ran 10 cm per second

3. Proportion-  An equation that tells 2 ratios are the same

Eg. 2  =  6

      8   = 24

Part 2

1. 5 hours to travel 360 kilometers is about 72km/h

2. Emma saves 28 cents of every dollar she earns. Emma earned $75 dollars last week. How much did Emma save last week.

Part 3

What are the three ways you can prove that equivalent ratio statements are true?

Part 4

Part 5
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1. No
2. This is not fair
3. Because he's homeless and hungry, they should only sentence him for about a year or two.
4. Like I said I would only sentence him for about a year or two