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Dive into the essential concepts of ratios, rates, proportions, and percent calculations with this comprehensive guide. Learn to express ratios in various forms, grasp the concept of rates, and solve real-world problems involving proportions. Understand how to work with fractions and decimals, and explore practical applications such as determining the percentage of a number. With step-by-step examples and clear explanations, you can enhance your mathematical skills and apply these concepts confidently in everyday situations.
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Write the following as a ratio in three different ways: 15 peanut butter cookies in a bag of 34 cookies
15 to 34 15:34
Express the ratio as a fraction in simplest form: 10 emeralds out of 25 gems
Express the ratio as a fraction in simplest form: 16 states visited out of 50 states
Express the ratio as a rate: 79.8 miles on 3 gallons of gas
Fill-in the Blank: The cross products of a proportion are ______.
Use cross products to determine whether the pair of ratios forms a proportion:
7 x 15 = 105 8 x 12 = 96 105 doesn’t equal 96 therefore the ratios don’t form a proportion
5 x 24 = 120 40d= 120 d=3
3 x 85 = 255 5c = 255 c = 51
Suppose Maria can read 15 pages in 20 minutes. How long will it take Maria to read 180 pages?
20 x 180 = 3600 3600 ÷ 15 = 240 mins. t = 240 mins
Fill-in the Blank: A percent is a ratio that compares a number to ___.
According to a survey, 36% of consumers prefer to buy a personal computer at an electronic store. What fraction does this represent?
Express the percent as a decimal: 46%
The word of in the following problem tells you to use which operation? Find 24% of 250.
0.8% of 800 0.008 x 800 = 6.4
The Fitch High School softball team won 88% of their games. If they played 25 games, how many games did they win?