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    Name: _______________________________________

    Date:______________________

    WritingandSolvingProportionsNOTES:

    ProportionsareTWO__________________ratios.
    Thismeansthatyouwillalwayshave_____________________________
    writtenthatbothcomparethesameUNITS.(words)
    YouwillhaveaKNOWNratioandanUNKNOWNratio.
    WewillalwayswritetheratiosinproportionusingaFRACTIONBAR.
    Wheneveryousetupaproportion,youwanttowriteyourWKU.
    WKU:_______________Ratio,__________________Ratio,_______________Ratio

    Threegallonsofwaterweighsabout27pounds.Howmuchwould7gallonsweigh?

    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)

    Lastmonthyoupurchased2ringtonesforatotalcostof$6.Ifyoupurchase3ringtones
    thismonth,howmuchwillitcost?

    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)

    Achefincreasestheamountsofingredientsinarecipetomakeaproportionalrecipe.The
    newrecipehas6cupsofblackbeans.Writeaproportionthatgivesthenumberofx
    tomatoesinthenewrecipe.

    BlackBeanSoup:
    1.5cupsblackbeans
    0.5cupssalsa
    2cupswater
    1tomato
    2teaspoonsseasoning

    Writeaproportionthatgivestheamountofywaterinthenewrecipe.
    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)
    Name: _______________________________________
    Date:______________________

    Ittakes4applestomake3servingsofapplecrisp.HowmanyappleswillIneedto
    make25servingsofapplecrisp?
    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)

    Afishswam21metersin2hours,ifthefishkeptthesamerate,howfarwouldit
    swimin5hours?
    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)

    Aschoolhas950students.Theratiooffemalestudentstoallstudentsis48to95.
    Writeaproportiontofindthenumberofstudentswhoarefemale.
    W K U
    (words) (known) (unknown)

    Writeaproportiontofindhowmanypointsastudentneedstoscoreonthetesttogetthe
    givenscore.
    1. Testworth80points;testscoreof80%.

    2. Testworth150points;testscoreof96%.

    Youcanbuy3tshirtsfor$24.Writeaproportionthatgivesthecostofbuying7tshirts.

    Aschoolrequires2computersforevery5students.Writeaproportionthatgivesthe
    numberofcomputersneededfor145students.
    Name: _______________________________________
    Date:______________________

    Theschoolteamhas80swimmers.Theratioofseventhgradeswimmerstoallswimmers
    is5:16.Writeaproportionthatgivesthenumberofseventhgradeswimmersoutofthe
    wholegroup.

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