Creating Equivalent Proportions

Creating Equivalent Proportions

Lesson 1

Problem: Find the proportion between the numbers: 7, 42, 54, 9

Solution Select the two smallest numbers: 7, 9

Step 1:

Solution Make a fraction of them: 7/9

Step 2: The other two numbers are multiples of 7, 9

Solution Make fraction of other two numbers in the same ratio:

Step 3:

7 = 42

9 54

Solution The answer is: 7/9, 42/54

Step 4:

Complete

Try two practice problems:

Find the proportion between the numbers

A.	5,45,7,63
B.	2, 18,6,54