7-1 Ratios and Proportions

By: ME
Key vocabulary terms
Ratio: a comparison of two
quantities by division
Equivalent ratio: ratios that
make the same comparisons
Proportion: ratios that are
equivalent
Are said to be proportional or
in
Proportion.
 Finding Equivalent Ratios
• If you are asked to find ratios that
are equivalent to a given ratio……
• ÷ or x the numerator and the
denominator by the same #. (except
0)
• EX.

• So, two ratios equivalent to

 Finding Equivalent ratios

• So, two equivalent ratios for

• These are called proportional ratios

or in proportion
• Ratios that are proportional will be
the same in simplest form
 Determining if two ratios are
proportional
• To tell if two ratios are proportional,
cross multiply. If resulting numerator
and denominator are the same, they
are proportional.
• 2 x 21 = 42 and 7 x 6
= 42

• So are proportional
 Determining if two ratios are
proportional
• 16 x 12 = 192 and 9
x 24 = 216.

• 192 does not equal 216 so they are

NOT proportional.