math winter break project

Ratio and
Proportion
By – Alesha Mustafa (8N)
11.
Using
1 ratios
We already know how to share an amount in a
given ratio,

E.g. Q. Share $120 between Ali, Bea and Cas in the ratio 4 :
5:6
A. 4+5+6=15 and 120/15=8, so
Ali gets 4 x 8 = $32
Bea gets 6 x 8 = $40
Cas gets 6 x 8 = $48
But for this topic, we need to know how to
reverse this method to solve similar problems.
(like the one below)

E.g. Q. Ali, Bea and Cas share some money in the ratio 4:5:6

Ali gets $32.

What is the total amount of money that they share?
Worked example
A fruit drink contains orange juice and mago juice in the
ratio 2:3
There are 500 mL of orange juice in the drink.
a. How much mango juice is in the drink?
Ans. 1 part is worth 500 / 2 = 250 mL
mango juice: 3 x 250 = 750 mL
b. How much fruit juice is in the drink altogether?
Ans. Total : 500 + 750 = 1250 mL
=1.25 L
11. Inverse
2 proportion
We already know that 2 quantities are in direct
proportion when their ratios stay the same as
they increase or decrease.

E.g. When you buy bottles of juice, the more bottles you buy,
the more it will cost you, so in this case the number of bottles
(the 2 quantities) and total cost are in direct proportion.
For this topic, we need to know that when 2
quantities are in inverse proportion, one
quantity increases, and the other quantity
decreases in the same ratio.

E.g. suppose that it takes 2 people 10 minutes to tidy a room.

If you increase the number of people, the time taken to tidy the
room will decrease.
Worked example
State whether the quantities are in direct or inverse
proportion
a. One tin of tomatoes costs $0.65. How much do 5 tins
cost?
ans. Direct proportion
1 tin = $0.65 (0.65 x5)
5 tins = $3.25
b. It takes two people 20 minutes to wash a car. How long
will it take for people to wash the car?
ans. Inverse proportion
(x2) 2 people = 20 mins (/2)

4 people = 10 mins