GEOMETRY Unit 5

Name

equal in two advisories?

___________________________
Band _________

ALGEBRA REVIEW

RATIO & PROPORTION

Ex. 2. The dimensions of Ms. Ts room is 6 meters by 10 meters

while those of Mr. Sherifs room is 9 meters by 15 meters. Are
the length-to-width ratios equal?

You probably recall from Algebra that:

RATIO is ________________________________________________________.
It can be written in 3 ways: _____________, or __________, or
__________ (where b 0).
PROPORTION is
_________________________________________________.
For ex. ______________________ or _______________.
If two ratios are equal, their CROSS PRODUCTS are equal.
Ex. 1

6 = 8
9
12
72 = 72

Ex. 2

If we know that two ratios are proportional, we can solve for an

unknown value by using Cross-products Property.
Ex. 3 4 pounds of flour are needed to make 30 donuts. How
many donuts can be made with 10 pounds of flour?
_________ =
proportion
being compared!
_____
values

________

First, set up the

with the units

______

Substitute the known

Solve for the unknown

6/9 and 8/12 are proportional.

3 = 10
5
15
45 50

3/5 and 10/15 are NOT proportional

Ex. 4 A 2.5-inch wide by 6-inch long photograph is being

enlarged into a poster with a length of 27 inches. What is the new
width?

CROSS-PRODUCT PROPERTY
If

a
c

b
d

then

ad = bc

Write the following ratios and see if they are proportional.

Ex. 1. There are four girls and twelve boys in Advisory A, and
five girls and ten boys in Advisory B. Are the boy-to-girl ratios

_________ =
proportion
being compared!
_____
values

________

First, set up the

with the units

______

Substitute the known

Solve for the unknown