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Bellwork
Solve the proportions.

1. 3 6 2. 1 3
­­ = ­­­ ­­­­ = ­­­
8 x+1 15 s+8 36 4

3. Simplify the Ratio.

1200cm : 1.8m 2:3

4. Find the Geometric Mean of 42 & 12.

22.5

5. The area of a rectangle is 720 in2. If the ratio of the length to width is 5:4,
find the perimeter of the rectangle.
108 in.

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Reciprocal Property: If 2 ratios are =, then their reciprocals are =.
If a c, then b d
­ = ­ ­ = ­
b d a c

Interchange the means: If a c, then a b

­ = ­ ­ = ­
b d c d

Adding denominator to numerator: If a c, then a+b c+d

­ = ­ ­­­ = ­­­
b d b d

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Scale Drawing: same shape as object it represents

Scale: ratio that describes how the dimensions in the drawing are related to
the actual dimensions of the object.

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