LESSON 6

PARTITIVE
PROPORTION
PARTITIVE PROPORTION

There are cases when we need to

divide a number or a quantity based
on a given ratio. In such instances, we
need to apply another concept in ratio
and proportion called partitive
proportion.
PARTITIVE PROPORTION

Suppose a man owns 15

hectares(ha) of land. He wants to
divide the land into two unequal areas
based on a ratio of 2: 3. The smaller
area will be used for the shelter of his
animals and the other area for planting
crops.
PARTITIVE PROPORTION

The given ratio of 2:3 means that 2

parts of the land (which is the smaller
area) will be for the animals, and 3
parts will be for the crops. As we can
also see in the illustration above in
order to divide the land in a ratio of 2:3,
we first needed to “partition” the whole
land into 5 parts (that is 2parts+3parts).
PARTITIVE PROPORTION

2 out of the 5 total parts of the land

( or ) are for the animals; and
3 out of the total parts of the land
( or ) are for the crops.
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

A man and his father own a total of 35

ha of land. The ratio of the areas of the
man’s land to his father’s land is 3:4.
How many hectares of land does each
of them own?
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

A woman will divide her 20-ha land

among her three children in the ratio
of 2:3:5. How many hectares of land
will each child get?
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

The owner of a shoe factory gives a

total of P30,000 pesos as incentive to
the three most productive workers.
The amount is divided among those
workers in the ratio of 5:3:2 how much
does each of them receive?
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

Dale, an owner of a multinational

company, plans to donate his
P3,150,000 among his three chosen
charitable institutions in the ratio of
1:3:5. How much will each institution
receive?
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

Lollipop Machine A works twice as

fast as Machine B. Machine B works
twice as fast as Machine C. If the 3
machines will function at the same
time to produce 1, 400, 000 lollipops,
how many lollipops will each machine
produce?
PROOBLEM SOLVING INVOLVING PARTITIVE PROPORTION

Three employees work together to produce

a certain number of baskets. Employee A can
make 5 baskets every time employees B and C
make 3 and 4 baskets, respectively.
1. What is the ratio of the number of baskets
that employees A, B and C can make?
2. What part of the total number of baskets
can each employee make?
 IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF PROPORTION

Determine the type of proportion that

is being illustrated in each problem.
Then solve the problem.

1. Chris earns P5,000 in 20 days. At this

rate, how much will he earn in 30 days?
 IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF PROPORTION

Determine the type of proportion that

is being illustrated in each problem.
Then solve the problem.

2. Ann, jane, and May shared 360

stamps among themselves in the ratio
3:4:5. How many stamps did Ann get?
 IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF PROPORTION

Determine the type of proportion that

is being illustrated in each problem.
Then solve the problem.

3. If 50 persons can consume a certain

amount of food in 6 days, in how many
days can 30 persons consume the same
amount of food?
 IDENTIFYING THE TYPE OF PROPORTION

Direct proportion- as one amount

increases another amount increases at the
same rate(same with decrease)
Indirect Proportion- when one value
decreases at the same rate that the other
increases (inverse relationship)
Partitive Proportion- a Proportion
describing the total amount being
distributed into two or more unequal parts
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