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Showing posts with label propotion post. Show all posts

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Carmela's Proportion Post

Part 1

Ratio- A ratio shows the relative sizes of two or more values

Example:
6:9:6
6 apples to 9 bananas to 6 oranges

Rate- Rate is a ratio that compares two quantities of different units

Example:
Niall types 10 words in 5 seconds.
Niall's unit rate is the number of words he can type in a second.
His unit rate is 2 words for second.

Proportion-  An equation which states that two ratios are equal

Example:














Part 2

1.) 5 hours to travel 360 kilometers is about _____km/h?













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












Part 3

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

Part 4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-va9qeYyOI

Part 5

http://www.concurringopinions.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/CrimeInAmerica2.jpg

1.) No, this does not seem fair.
2.) No this does not seem just and fair.
3.) Because he only took $100 and he returned it. He just stole $100 it's not like he killed someone.
4.) If I was the judge I would just let him stay for at least 1 month.


Bonus

Woodpile 2

There are 5 logs per quadrant how many logs would there be if there were 6 quadrants?