PROPORTION

FIND THE EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS

8/10 2/18 25/50

3/27 6/30
• During weekends, Zeny helps her mother sell
buko juice. For every buko, Zeny adds 4 litres
of water. How many litres of water does she
need for 3 bukos so that the taste will be the
same?
• A baker can bake a cake using 2 cups of
flour. Now, the baker needs to make 3
cakes. How many cups of flour does the
baker need to make 3 rounds cake?
 _____a) 4/5 and 28/35
TELL WHETHER
THE FOLLOWING _____b) 18:45 and 4:12
GIVEN RATIOS _____c) 20/48 and l5/36
ARE
PROPORTIONS. _____d) 3:21 and 6:40
WRITE YES IF
THEY ARE AND _____e) 9:12 and 27:32
NO IF NOT.
• Solve for the missing term.

• 1) What number compared to 10 is the same as 28 compared to 5?

• 2) Lisa saves 60 in 4 weeks. At this rate, how long will it take her to save
300.00?

• 3) Six compared to 11 is the same as 84 compared to what number?

• 4) A motorist traveled 240 km in 3 hours. At the same rate, how long will it
take to travel 400 km?

• 5) A scale 3.5 cm on a map represents an actual distance of 175 km. What

actual distance does a scale distance of 5.7 cm represent?
PROPORTION

A proportion is an equation in
which two ratios are set equal
to each other.
HOW DO WE FIND THE MISSING ELEMENT
IN A PROPORTION?
9
means

n:3 = 3:9 9÷9= 1

9 n= 1
extremes
 HOW DO WE FIND THE MISSING ELEMENT
IN A PROPORTION?

12 ÷ 4 =3
Cross
multiplication 1 = 4 n= 3
n 12
SOLVE FOR THE MISSING TERM IN EACH PROPORTION.

• a) 6:n = 8:12
• b) n:7 = 6:21
• c) 20:24 = n:6
• d) n:6 = 28:84
• e) 14:21 = 2:n
ASSIGNMENT:
SOLVE FOR THE MISSING TERM IN EACH PROPORTION.

•a) 9:N = 27:15

•b) N:8 = 12:32
•c) 5:3 = 25:N