*WHAT IS PROPORTION?

*HOW TO FIND THE

MISSING TERM IN A
PROPORTION?
REVIEW: What is the ratio
of apples to
guava? 8:4
What is the ratio
of apples to
mango? 8:3
What is the ratio
of guava to
mango? 4:3
 WHAT IS PROPORTION?
-are two (2) equivalent ratios.
EXAMPLE:
1st 2nd 3
rd
4th
TermTerm Term Term
2:3= 6:9
1 ratio 2 ratio
st nd

MEANS
EXTREME
 How do we know if the two
ratios are equal?
* Multiply the means and extremes. If their answers are
the same, therefore they are PROPORTION.

18
2:3= 6:9
18
ANOTHER EXAMPLE:
* Is this a proportion or not?
40
2:5= 8:20

40
 How to find the missing
term in a proportion?
2:3= N:9
STEPS:
1. MULTIPLY the complete terms
2. DIVIDE the product to the remaining
term which are incomplete.
GIVEN
:
2 : 3 = N : 9

EXTREM
1. Since the
EXTREMES are the
COMPLETE SET,
multiply
2 them.
X 9
18
2. After multiplying, the
answer will be divided to
the remaining means.
6
3 18
18
0
Find the missing term to
make the proportion true.
a) 9:N = 27:15
b) N:8 = 12:32
c) 5:3 = 25:N
 MECHANICS OF THE GAME
1. The game is composed of 3 rounds; EASY, AVERAGE and DIFFICULT.
2. In easy round ,the question shall be answered in 10 seconds and every
correct answer is equivalent to 1 point .
3.In average round ,the question shall be answered in 20 seconds and
every correct answer is equivalent to 3 points .
4. Easy and Average round are MULTIPLE CHOICE so you have to write
only the letter of your answer on the whiteboard.
5. While in difficult round ,the question shall be answered in 30 seconds and
every correct answer is equivalent to 5 points.
 MECHANICS OF THE GAME
6. No choices will be given in difficult round so you have to write the correct answer on the
whiteboard.
7. In every question there is a TWIST. If the question is in SELFIE MODE, meaning there is
only ONE member of the group who is allowed to answer the question. If the question is in
GROUPIE MODE, meaning ALL the members can collaborate in answering the question.
8. NO COACHING from the other members of the group during SELFIE MODE.
 For every 3 boys there are 5 girls in
Grade 6 class at Bonbon Elementary
School. What is the ratio of boys and
girls?

a. 5:3 c. 5:6

b. 3:5 Answer: b
 •Mrs. Sindac used 20 lemon fruits to
prepare 10 glasses of juice. What is the
ratio of the number of glasses to the
number of lemon fruits?

a. 10:20 c. 5:15

b. 20:10 Answer: A
 • In N : 12 = 5 : 6, solve for N.

a. 10 c. 8

b. 3 Answer: A
 •Vicky eats two guavas, for every
three guavas that Ana eats. How
many guavas will Vicky eat if Ana
eats 12 guavas?

a. 8 c. 7

b. 6 Answer: A
 • Five sticks of banana sell for
Php 25.00. How many sticks of
banana can we buy from Php
150.00?

a. 20 c. 30

b. 10 Answer: c
 •What number should be written on
the blank to make a proportion?
8 : 5 = 40 : ______

a. 15 c. 25

b. 20 Answer: c
The ratio of two numbers i 5 : 7.
The smaller number is 40. What is
the larger number?

56
Four sticks of camote cue sell
for Php 20.00. How do twelve
sticks of camote cue costs?

Php 60.00
Gina and Joy use shells in making
bracelelts. For every 6 bracelets made
by Gina, Joy makes 5. How many
bracelets did Joy make if Gina made 48
bracelets in all?

40 bracelets
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WINNERS!
 GENERALIZATION

 What is Proportion?
 What are the terms or elements in a
proportion?
 How do we find the missing
element in a proportion?
E
V
Solve for the missing
A term in each proportion.
L a) 6:n = 8:12
U b) m:7 = 6:21
A c) 20:24 = x:6
T
I
d) y:6 = 28:84
O e) 14:21 = 2:n
N