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10/9/2019 2001 Introduction to Algebra A

Introduction to Algebra A (2001)


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I had some tea

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A lot of folks did a lot of things, and about half the class is saying they didn't do much.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:33:48


It's alright, just remember for this coming week to do something, so you can talk about it next class

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My small news is that I baked banana bread and it came out really good!

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Alright, let's algebrate!

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Introduction to Algebra A
Week 7: Ratio and Percent

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:22


Before we get started, I want to remind everyone that when you're having trouble with the homework assignments, you can always
make a post on the message board asking for help!

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:25


If you post on the message board, you should include in that post what you've tried so far, so that whoever answers can help you as
best they can.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:32


Also, don't forget to start the homework assignments early, so that you have enough time to think about them and try out some
different strategies over the week.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:36


Today we're going to work with ratios and percents. But before that, let's review our methods for solving a system of linear
equations by solving one with more than two variables.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:38


Here's a problem:

nat222 2019-10-07 19:34:39


Find the ordered triple (x, y, z) that satisfies the following system:

4x − 3y + 7z = 46,

3x + y − 2z = −5,

2x − y + 3z = 20.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:35:11


Oh no! Three variables! What will we do?

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 19:35:48

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same thing as two, but with more steps

gundepudi 2019-10-07 19:35:53


Same thing that we do for 2 variables.. but with more equations?

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 19:35:53


combine the last two equations to eliminate y

aopsav 2019-10-07 19:35:53


Same as before!

nat222 2019-10-07 19:35:55


The system is similar to the two-variable systems of equations we know how to handle, so we try using the same strategies we
used to solve two-variable systems of linear equations.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:35:57


We could use either substitution or elimination. We'll try it now using elimination; you can try solving it with substitution on your
own later.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:35:58


What variable looks easiest to eliminate and why?

billy5 2019-10-07 19:37:07


y because it cancels out in two of the equations

theArgonauts 2019-10-07 19:37:07


y because you can just multiply them all to three

RainbowPuppy 2019-10-07 19:37:07


The variable y because it is has the smallest numbers multiplied by it.

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 19:37:07


y , because add the 2nd 2 equations and y is - GONE!

nat222 2019-10-07 19:37:08


We notice that the coefficients of y in the last two equations are opposites, so we can add those two equations to eliminate y. No
multiplication needed!

nat222 2019-10-07 19:37:10


What do we get by adding the last two equations?

Oddunicorn_22 2019-10-07 19:38:17


5x+z=15

apple31415pies 2019-10-07 19:38:17


5x+z=15

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 19:38:17

5x + z = 15

Oriannewang 2019-10-07 19:38:17


5x+z=15

macaroon_dolphin 2019-10-07 19:38:22


5x+z=15

Cocofruit 2019-10-07 19:38:22


5x+z=15

nat222 2019-10-07 19:38:23


Adding the equations

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3x + y − 2z = −5,

2x − y + 3z = 20,

gives

5x + z = 15.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:38:59


That's a two-variable linear equation, and we know how to deal with those! If we could just get one more two-variable linear
equation with x and z, we know how to finish. (Make sure you see why it's important that our second equation has variables x and z
rather than, say, x and y. If we have two equations, but three variables, we can't use our two-variable system of equations strategies
to finish!)

nat222 2019-10-07 19:40:08


Here's the original system:

4x − 3y + 7z = 46,

3x + y − 2z = −5,

2x − y + 3z = 20.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:40:09


We added the second two equations to eliminate y. Is there anything else we can do to produce a different equation with x and z?

r.david 2019-10-07 19:41:43


add the first and second equation after you multiply the second equation by 3

nat222 2019-10-07 19:41:52


We can eliminate y by combining the first two equations.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:41:56


We do so by first multiplying both sides of the second equation by 3 to make the coefficient of y in that equation the opposite of
the coefficient of y in the first equation. This makes the first two equations

4x − 3y + 7z = 46,

9x + 3y − 6z = −15.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:42:00


Adding these two equations gives 13x + z = 31.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:42:11


Now what do we have?

dinosaurpeter 2019-10-07 19:43:56


13x + z = 31, 5x +z =15.

yash345 2019-10-07 19:44:02


13x+7 = 31 and 5x+z = 15

nat222 2019-10-07 19:44:05


We have two linear equations with x and z only:

5x + z = 15,

13x + z = 31.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:44:06


Both of these equations must be true if our original system is satisfied. We know how to solve this new system! What do we do?

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acoderpuella 2019-10-07 19:45:49

8x = 16

x = 2

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 19:45:58


when you subtract the equations you get: 8x = 16

flarkensam 2019-10-07 19:46:04


x=2

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 19:46:04


x=2

nat222 2019-10-07 19:46:07


Subtracting the first equation from the second eliminates z and leaves 8x = 16, from which we have x = 2. (We could also have
used substitution.)

nat222 2019-10-07 19:46:11


Now what?

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 19:47:14


substitute x=2 into our equation with only x and z

liuzhoufamily 2019-10-07 19:47:20


sub!

Denominator1 2019-10-07 19:47:20


substitute it into 5x+z=15

nat222 2019-10-07 19:47:26


We can substitute x = 2 into either of our two-variable equations to find z = 5. (For example, letting x = 2 in 5x + z = 15 gives
10 + z = 15. )

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 19:47:33


z = 5

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 19:47:33

10 + z = 15

z = 5

flarkensam 2019-10-07 19:47:37


z=5

nat222 2019-10-07 19:47:39


Therefore z = 5 . Now what?

sah13 2019-10-07 19:48:33


we put 5 into all the spots z was in.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:48:38


We can find y by letting x = 2 and z = 5 in any of our original three equations. Let's do so with one of the simpler equations (that is,
not the first of the three original equations), such as 2x − y + 3z = 20. What do we get for y?

flarkensam 2019-10-07 19:48:46


y is -1

theArgonauts 2019-10-07 19:48:46


y=-1

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 19:48:52


-1
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billy5 2019-10-07 19:48:52


-1

RainbowPuppy 2019-10-07 19:49:00


-1

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 19:49:00


-1

aopsav 2019-10-07 19:49:00


−1

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:03


Letting x = 2 and z = 5 in 2x − y + 3z = 20 gives 4 − y + 15 = 20, so y = −1.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:05


Therefore, our ordered triple is (x, y, z) = (2, −1, 5).

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:07


We can quickly check our work by substituting these numbers into each of the three equations. All three hold for these values, so
our answer is correct.

ee1203 2019-10-07 19:49:30


YAy

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Yayy

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happy dora dance

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:37


Oh yeah!!! In general, we can use the same tactics we used on two-variable linear equations to tackle larger systems. However, as
we get into larger numbers of variables, the necessary algebraic manipulation becomes quite cumbersome. Fortunately,
mathematicians have developed a whole field of mathematics called "linear algebra" to handle these complications in elegant
ways. You'll see much more of this field of mathematics when you get to more advanced areas of math and science.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:49


Alright, next topic!

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:51


Ratios and Percents

nat222 2019-10-07 19:49:52


Now, let's move on to ratios and percents. As you'll see, our strategies for solving systems of two-variable linear equations will be
handy.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:50:00


Ratios and percents are names for concepts you already understand. Today we'll learn how to talk about them algebraically.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:50:05


Let's start with ratios. Let's say the ratio of girls to boys in a class is 2 to 1 , which we write 2 : 1. What does that mean?

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 19:50:37


it means there are twice as many girls as there are boys in the class

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 19:50:37


It means that there are twice as many girls as boys in a class.

CuriousKoKo 2019-10-07 19:50:37


for every boy in class, there are two girls

shauryasrivastava 2019-10-07 19:50:37


that means for every 2 girls there is 1 boy

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Apple12345 2019-10-07 19:50:37


for every 2 girls there is 1 boy

gundepudi 2019-10-07 19:50:37


For every 2 girls, there is 1 boy.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:50:39


For every boy, there are two girls.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:50:42


So, we could evenly split the class into groups of 2 girls and 1 boy. Let's say that we could make x groups. Then how many boys are
in the class, and how many girls? (Answer in terms of x. )

Tinki10 2019-10-07 19:51:54


x boys and 2x girls

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 19:51:54


x boys and 2x girls

nat222 2019-10-07 19:51:57


There are:

2x girls total in the x groups

x boys total in the x groups

nat222 2019-10-07 19:51:58


OK! Now you see how to think about a ratio, and how to turn it into an algebraic statement by defining a variable for the number of
groups (or the amount to multiply all parts of the ratio by).

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:02


If the ratio of one thing to a second thing is a : b, then there is

ax of the first thing and

bx of the second thing.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:08


We just don't know what x is.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:10


OK, here's a problem:

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:12


The ratio of water to land on the surface of the earth is 7 : 3. The surface of the earth is about 500 million square km. How many
square km of that is water?

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:20


Let's set it up using a variable like we just explained.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:21


Because the ratio of water to land is 7 : 3, we have:

amount of water = 7x

amount of land = 3x

nat222 2019-10-07 19:52:25


Then what?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 19:53:09


We can do 7x+3x=500 million to find what x is

OscarL 2019-10-07 19:53:14

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10x=500million

Samkininja 2019-10-07 19:53:14


10x=500,000,000

Oddunicorn_22 2019-10-07 19:53:18


7x+3x=500 millon

nat222 2019-10-07 19:53:24


We can now write the total surface area as 7x + 3x, and set that equal to 500 million square km.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:53:24


So what's x?

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 19:54:25


50 million km^2

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 19:54:25


50 million square km

Alch3my 2019-10-07 19:54:25


50 million square km

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 19:54:34


50,000,000

r.david 2019-10-07 19:54:34


50,000,000

Samkininja 2019-10-07 19:54:34


50,000,000

Apple12345 2019-10-07 19:54:34


50,000,000

nat222 2019-10-07 19:54:36


From 10x = 500 million square km, we find x = 50 million square km.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:54:37


And the amount of water?

r.david 2019-10-07 19:56:00


350,000,000 square km

dinosaurpeter 2019-10-07 19:56:00


350 million sq kilometers

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 19:56:00


there is 350 million sq km

flarkensam 2019-10-07 19:56:00


350,000,000

nat222 2019-10-07 19:56:01


The amount of water is 7x = 350 million square km.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:56:09


Did anyone solve the problem a different way?

nat222 2019-10-07 19:57:54


There's a neat way that I'm not seeing anyone suggest, so I'm going to show it.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:58:00


We are given the ratio of water to land, and the total surface of the earth. If we instead knew the ratio of water to the whole surface,
the problem would be much easier. Since the ratio of water to land is 7 : 3, for every 7 parts that is water, there are 3 parts that are
land. So, what is the ratio of water to the whole surface of the earth?

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gundepudi 2019-10-07 19:58:09


I did 7/10 is water and 3/10 is land.

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 19:58:22

7 : 10

nat222 2019-10-07 19:58:25


Since there are 7 parts water for every 3 parts land, there are 7 parts water for every 7 + 3 = 10 parts earth. Therefore, the ratio of
water to the surface of the earth is 7 : 10. In other words, 7/10 of the surface of the earth is water. Since the surface is 500 million
square km, the amount that is water is (7/10)(500) = 350 million square km.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:58:26


What we did here is switch the ratio from part : part (water to land) to a ratio of part : whole (water to the whole surface). We can
often simplify ratio problems this way when we have information about two parts that together make a whole.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:58:48


I avoided a lot of possible confusion and errors with writing large number of zeros at the ends of things by using the unit of "million
square km" for my work instead of "square km".

nat222 2019-10-07 19:58:56


Before we go on, let's see how we can check our answer to the problem we just finished. Let's say we have two numbers, a and b ,
and we want to test whether they're in a 7 : 3 ratio. How can we tell if a : b is 7 : 3?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 19:59:24


is a/b equivalent to 7/3

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:27


Well, if they're in a 7 : 3 ratio, then that means for some x ,

a = 7x and

b = 3x

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:28


If we divide these equations, we get

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:29


a 7
=
b 3

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:32


(We're assuming b isn't 0 , of course.)

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:36


Now, you can see that if we increase a beyond 7x , the fraction will get bigger, and if we decrease it, the fraction will get smaller. So
when the fraction is exactly 7/3, then a and b must be in a 7 : 3 ratio.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:42


Saying that a : b is 7 : 3 is exactly like saying a/b = 7/3.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:44


For this reason, people will often just write ratios as fractions. Instead of saying a ratio is 7 : 3, they'll say it's 7/3.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:49


Let's try another problem.

nat222 2019-10-07 19:59:52


2 out of every 7 adults in a certain survey believed the sun orbits the earth. 420 believed the opposite (that the earth orbits the

sun). Every adult surveyed believed one of those two possibilities. How many people were surveyed?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:00:53


One very thorough strategy for tackling ratio problems is to start by writing an equation in words for the ratios in a problem. Let's
try that here, and then look at quicker ways to do the problems.

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nat222 2019-10-07 20:00:55


For example, in this problem, we have "2 out of every 7 adults in a certain survey believed the sun orbits the earth." I can write this
as:

nat222 2019-10-07 20:00:57

believe the sun orbits the Earth 2


= .
all adults 7

nat222 2019-10-07 20:00:58


Now what?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:01:46


Now, we look for a way to fit the desired quantity, the number of adults, and the given information, the number of disbelievers, into
this equation. This is where our variable comes in. We let x be the number of all adults. Then, we have:

nat222 2019-10-07 20:01:57

believe the sun orbits the Earth 2


= .
x 7

nat222 2019-10-07 20:02:03


How can we write the number of believers?

AddisonBe727 2019-10-07 20:03:04


2/7x

nat222 2019-10-07 20:03:07


There are x people total, and 420 disbelievers. So, there are x − 420 believers.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:03:09


Now our equation is

x − 420 2
= .
x 7

nat222 2019-10-07 20:03:10


What is x?

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:03:53


588

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:03:53


588

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:03:53


588

Denominator1 2019-10-07 20:03:53


x=588

nat222 2019-10-07 20:03:57


We cross-multiply to get 7(x − 420) = 2x, so

7x − 7(420) = 2x.

Rearranging this gives 5x = 7(420). Dividing by 5 gives

x = 7(420)/5 = 7(84) = 588.

Notice how waiting before multiplying out 7(420) allowed us to save a little arithmetic.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:04:08


Did anyone see a faster way to tackle the problem?

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CuriousKoKo 2019-10-07 20:05:41


maybe 420 ?
5
= x
7

nat222 2019-10-07 20:05:50


Right! Since 2/7 of the total number of people are believers, it must be true that 1 − 2/7 = 5/7 of the total number of people are
disbelievers. (Make sure you see why!) In other words, the ratio of believers to total number of people is 2/7 so the ratio of
disbelievers to total number of people is 1 − (2/7) = 5/7. We find this ratio because we are given that there are 420 disbelievers.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:05:52


We now know that if there are x people, there are (5/7)x disbelievers, so we have an equation: (5/7)x = 420. Solving this equation
gives x = 588, as before.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:05:57


There are many variations on questions about ratios, and many ways to understand them. It's extremely important to master the
various ways of thinking about ratios, and we're not going to cover them all in class. So if you're not a ratio expert yet, you should
work on problems from the book until you become one!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:06:03


Let's try some more problems.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:06:06


The ratio of the amount of money Alice has to the amount Bob has is 5 : 2. If Bob gives her 250 dollars, the ratio will be 3 : 1. How
much money did Alice have originally?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:06:26


By the way, I just want to say I'll be changing my name to "Alice"

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:06:41


HAHA

bristol7 2019-10-07 20:06:41


Cool!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:06:43


Assume that Alice had 5x dollars initially for some x. How much money did Bob have originally?

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 20:06:54


2x

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 20:06:59


2x

RainbowPuppy 2019-10-07 20:06:59


2x

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:07:04


2x

Tinki10 2019-10-07 20:07:04


2x

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 20:07:04


2x

ee1203 2019-10-07 20:07:04


2x

nat222 2019-10-07 20:07:06


That's right! If Alice starts with 5x dollars, then Bob must start with 2x dollars.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:07:11


If Bob gives Alice 250 dollars, then how much money does each of them have?

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 20:08:41


5x+250,2x-250

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CosmoColonist 2019-10-07 20:08:45
Alice has 5x+250 and Bob has 2x-250

r.david 2019-10-07 20:08:47


250+5x for Alice and 2x-250 for bob

Oriannewang 2019-10-07 20:08:50


5x+250 for Alice and 2x-250 for bob

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:08:56


alice has 250+5x and bob has 250+2x

macaroon_dolphin 2019-10-07 20:08:56


alice will have 5x+250 and bob will have 2x-250

Apple12345 2019-10-07 20:08:59


Alice has 5x+250 and Bob has 2x-250

nat222 2019-10-07 20:09:02


Yes. After Bob gives Alice 250 dollars, Alice will have 5x + 250 dollars and Bob will have 2x − 250 dollars.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:09:03


What equation do we have then?

flarkensam 2019-10-07 20:10:09


5x+250=3(2x-250)

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 20:10:17


5x+250=3(2x-250)

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:10:17


5x+250=3(2x-250)

nat222 2019-10-07 20:10:24


Since the new ratio is 3 : 1, Alice has three times the amount of money that Bob has now. Therefore

5x + 250 = 3(2x − 250).

nat222 2019-10-07 20:10:26


Now what?

flarkensam 2019-10-07 20:10:53


5x+250=6x-750

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:10:53


distribute

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:10:55


We can distribute first

nat222 2019-10-07 20:10:58


We distribute 3 on the right-hand side, combine like terms, isolate x and then solve for it. So, what do we get?

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x=1000

Tinki10 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x = 1000

sah13 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x = 1000

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x = 1000

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:12:40

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x=1000

macaroon_dolphin 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x=1000

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 20:12:40


x=1000

nat222 2019-10-07 20:12:42


We get

5x + 250 = 3(2x − 250)

5x + 250 = 6x − 750

5x − 6x = −250 − 750

−x = −1000

x = 1000.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:12:44


What's the final answer? How much money did Alice have originally?

flarkensam 2019-10-07 20:13:41


5000 dollars.

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 20:13:41


$5000

CuriousKoKo 2019-10-07 20:13:41


$5000

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 20:13:41


$5000

SaltyCracker 2019-10-07 20:13:41


$5000

MathyBelinda 2019-10-07 20:13:41


5000

nat222 2019-10-07 20:13:43


Alice had 5x = 5 ⋅ 1, 000 = 5, 000 dollars originally.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:13:57


Man, that Alice is loaded!

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:14:06


oopsies

sharmadi249 2019-10-07 20:14:06


lol

nat222 2019-10-07 20:14:22


Let's check our answer quickly.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:14:24


To check our answer, should we plug our results into the equations? Or into the original problem?

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 20:14:57


Original

yash345 2019-10-07 20:14:57


original problem

RainbowPuppy 2019-10-07 20:14:57


original problem

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rm123 2019-10-07 20:14:57


original problem

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:14:57


into the original problem?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:14:59


We want to go back to the problem. Why?

OscarL 2019-10-07 20:15:39


because if they are equal, oour answer is correct

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 20:15:44


because if our answer is wrong, its because of the equations

Apple12345 2019-10-07 20:15:50


you might have gotten the equation wrong

nat222 2019-10-07 20:15:59


The issue is that we need to protect ourselves against possibly having set up our equations incorrectly. If that happened, our
solution would work in the equations, but not in the problem! Therefore, only by checking with the original problem can we be sure
we have the right answer.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:16:03


The ratio of 5000 to 2000 is 5 : 2, which is what we wanted. If Bob gives Alice 250, the new ratio is 5250 : 1750, or 3 : 1, which is
also what the problem said. So our answer is right.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:16:10


Next topic!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:16:12


PARTS AND WHOLES

nat222 2019-10-07 20:16:13


We already saw that an important technique for working with ratios is shifting between part : part ratios and part : whole ratios. For
example, say there are 75 animals, and the ratio of dogs to cats is 3 : 2 (and these are the only animals). How many dogs are there?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

flarkensam 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

OscarL 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

potato2008 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45 dogs?

r.david 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45 dogs

liuzhoufamily 2019-10-07 20:16:53


45
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nat222 2019-10-07 20:17:03


3 3
If the ratio of dogs to cats is 3 that means that or of the animals are dogs. So there are ( dogs.
3
: 2, , , ) (75) = 45
5
3 + 2 5

nat222 2019-10-07 20:17:05


We can do the same sort of thing backwards. Let's say 6

17
of the balloons in a jar are blue, and the rest are red. If there are 54 blue
balloons, how many red ones are there?

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 20:17:55


99

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:17:55


99

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:17:55


99

sah13 2019-10-07 20:17:55


99

nat222 2019-10-07 20:17:59


If are blue, the ratio is blue : red = 6 : 11 (if 6 out of 17 are blue, the remaining 11 are red). That's the same ratio as 54
6

17
: 99 , so
since there are 54 blue balloons, there must be 99 red balloons.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:05


Or we could think that since there are 6 blues in each batch of 17 balloons, there are 54

6
= 9 batches of balloons, so there are
9 ⋅ 11 = 99 reds, since there are 11 reds in each batch.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:10


These are all different ways of doing the same thing: we are changing ratios from part : part to part : whole , or changing part : whole

to part : part.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:15


Next!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:16


PERCENTAGES

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:17


"Percent" means "per hundred". That's all there is to percentages. Other than this, all percent problems are really ratio problems,
except that instead of writing ": 100 " all over the place, we write "%".

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:20


For example, when we write, "60% of all cats are friendly," we mean that "the ratio of friendly cats to all cats is 60 : 100 ".

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:22


Percentages are easy if you know how to do one simple conversion of words to an expression. Here it is:

nat222 2019-10-07 20:18:28


Write an algebraic expression that equals "x% of y ."

Tinki10 2019-10-07 20:20:31


(xy)/100

OscarL 2019-10-07 20:20:31


xy/100

yash345 2019-10-07 20:20:31


xy

100

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:20:34


x
⋅ y
100

Samkininja 2019-10-07 20:20:38


(xy)/100

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nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:39


x x
x% means , so "x% of y " means " of y ."
100 100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:42


x x
And the word of means to multiply, so " of y " is ⋅ y
100 100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:43


x
"x% of y " means exactly the same thing as ⋅ y .
100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:45


This is all we need to solve most percentage problems.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:46


Let's practice using this information.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:20:47


What's 30% of 5000 ?

billy5 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

NandhiniThangamani 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

apple31415pies 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

gundepudi 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

Apple12345 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

Taranusa 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

OscarL 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

theArgonauts 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

Nadadormusical06 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1,500

Denominator1 2019-10-07 20:22:03


1500

nat222 2019-10-07 20:22:05


The definition of percent tells us that 30% of 5000 is (30/100) ⋅ 5000, or 1500.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:22:07


What percentage of 120 is 15 ?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:22:48


One way to think about this question is like this: it's telling us that x% of 120 is 15, and asking us to find x.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:22:49


But we already know how to turn the statement "x% of 120 is 15 " into math. How?

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 20:23:20


12.5%

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ee1203 2019-10-07 20:23:20


12.5

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:23:20


x
⋅ 120 = 15
100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:22


We use the definition of percents:

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:23


x
⋅ 120 = 15
100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:25


So what's x?

ee1203 2019-10-07 20:23:38


12.5% is 15% of 120

Denominator1 2019-10-07 20:23:38


12.5%

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:23:38


12.5

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:41


We have

x = 100 ⋅ 15/120 = 1500/120 = 150/12 = 75/6 = 12.5.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:43


So, the answer is 12.5% .

nat222 2019-10-07 20:23:45


Another way to describe what we are doing here is that we are expressing the fraction 15/120 as a decimal (.125) , and then equating
this to x/100, so x = 100(.125) = 12.5.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:24:14


That's all there is to it!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:24:21


Let's try another.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:24:22


8 is 16% of what number?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:24:24


How do you solve it?

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:26:10


16
8 = ⋅ x
100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:26:12


Let x be the desired number, so 16% of x is 8. Therefore, we have an equation:

nat222 2019-10-07 20:26:13


16
8 = x
100

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:27:08


divide both sides by 16

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:27:08


x=50

nat222 2019-10-07 20:27:09

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Solving gives x = 8 ⋅
100

16
= 50.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:27:18


Now that we know how to deal with basic percentages, let's try some more challenging problems.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:27:19


Bronze is an alloy (meaning combination) of copper and tin. A typical composition is 88% copper and 12% tin. How much tin would I
need to combine with 220 kg of copper if I want to use up all my copper making bronze?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:27:30


We're asked to find the amount of tin needed, and the information we're given is the amount of copper to use.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:27:36


We're given that the ratio of tin to copper is 12 : 88 = 3 : 22. What equation can we set up with this?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:29:02


I'm talking about your basic proportion equation.

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:30:18


3/22 = x/220

nat222 2019-10-07 20:30:23


t 3
The ratio of tin to copper is = .
220 22

nat222 2019-10-07 20:30:26


Solving for t gives t = 30 kg.

aopsav 2019-10-07 20:30:37


DORA DANCE

nat222 2019-10-07 20:30:38


Dora and then next!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:30:51


If 40% of Bill's class goes to the auditorium with 25% of Barb's class, there will be as many students going to the auditorium as there
are members of Barb's class who did not go to the auditorium. If there are 6 more students going to the auditorium from Bill's class
than from Barb's class, then how many students were in Bill's class?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:30:55


It's a word problem, so again we start with variables.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:31:06


We let x be the number of students in Bill's class and y be the number of students in Barb's class.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:31:36


We'll start with "If 40% of Bill's class goes to the auditorium with 25% of Barb's class, there will be as many students going to the
auditorium as there are member's of Barb's class who did not go to the auditorium."

nat222 2019-10-07 20:31:38


What's an expression for the number of students going to the auditorium?

billy5 2019-10-07 20:33:34


0.4x + 0.25y

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:33:39


0.4x+0.25y

nat222 2019-10-07 20:33:41


40% of Bill's class is 0.40 ⋅ x students and 25% of Barb's class is 0.25 ⋅ y students. That gives us a total of

0.4x + 0.25y

students going to the auditorium.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:33:43

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What must this equal?

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:34:01


0.75y

CuriousKoKo 2019-10-07 20:34:01


0.75y

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:34:04


0.75y

nat222 2019-10-07 20:34:06


Since 25% of Barb's class goes to the auditorium, the remaining 100% − 25% = 75% do not, which is a total of 0.75y students.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:34:09


This equals the total number of students going to the auditorium, so we have

0.4x + 0.25y = 0.75y.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:34:10


We can simplify this by subtracting 0.25y from both sides to give 0.4x = 0.5y, or 4x = 5y.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:34:11


How can we get another equation?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:35:17


We can use the second sentence on if 6 more students go

nat222 2019-10-07 20:35:22


We use "there are 6 more students going to the auditorium from Bill's class than from Barb's class."

nat222 2019-10-07 20:35:25


From above, we saw that 0.4x students are going from Bill's class and 0.25y are going from Barb's, so we have 0.4x − 0.25y = 6. Now
what?

Alch3my 2019-10-07 20:36:16


we can substitute the 0.4x to 0.5y

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:18


We can use substitution to finish. Since 0.4x = 0.5y, we can write 0.4x − 0.25y = 6 as

0.5y − 0.25y = 6,

so 0.25y = 6.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:21


Multiplying both sides of 0.25y = 6 by 4 gives y = 24.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:22


Putting this in 4x = 5y gives us x = 30.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:24


So, there are x = 30 students in Bill's class.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:31


There are a lot more percentage word problems in the textbook in Sections 6.4 and Section 6.5. It's very important that you work
through some of these. Every time we offer this course, many students don't realize that the percent problems in the homework are
harder than they appear. We suspect this is because the students might be used to much easier percent problems from earlier
grades. Take your time on these problems! They're very important, and it's definitely worth spending more time on them.

billy5 2019-10-07 20:36:40


happy dora dance!!!!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:44

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Next topic!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:49


Adding and Subtracting Percentages

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:51


What is 24% more than 375?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:54


"24% more" means to compute 24% of a given number and add it to that number.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:36:55


What's 24% of 375?

KeeperKA 2019-10-07 20:37:11


90

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:12


24% of 375 is 0.24(375) = 90.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:13


So the answer is what?

Apple12345 2019-10-07 20:37:36


465

gundepudi 2019-10-07 20:37:36


465

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:39


We want 24% more than 375, so we have 375 + 90 = 465.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:41


Does anyone see a way we could have done this problem with a single multiplication?

OscarL 2019-10-07 20:37:43


465 or you could just do 124% of 375

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:47


We want 24% more than 375. We saw that 24% of 375 is 0.24(375). Adding this to 375 (to get the "more than"), we have

0.24(375) + 375 = (0.24 + 1)(375) = 1.24(375).

nat222 2019-10-07 20:37:53


Similarly, what is an expression for "x % more than the number n ?"

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:39:15


x
n(1 + )
100

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:39:15


n(1+x/100)

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:39:27


[(x/100)+1](n)

nat222 2019-10-07 20:39:32


In the same way that 24% more than 375 is (1.24)(375), the number that is x% more than n is

x x
n + ⋅ n = 1 + n.
( )
100 100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:39:36


All we're doing here is starting with n, and adding on x% of n.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:39:37

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How about 30% less than 990?

billy5 2019-10-07 20:40:24


693

Denominator1 2019-10-07 20:40:24


693

gundepudi 2019-10-07 20:40:24


693?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:40:24


693

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

Apple12345 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

rainyhawk 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

Tinki10 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

Oriannewang 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

RainbowPuppy 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

Taranusa 2019-10-07 20:40:33


693

nat222 2019-10-07 20:40:35


30% of 990 is 0.3(990), so 30% less than 990 is

990 − 0.3(990) = 0.7(990) = 693.

In other words, 30% less than 990 is 100% − 30% = 70% of 990.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:40:37


Similarly, the number that is x % less than the number n is (1 − x

100
) n.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:40:39


Let's try another problem putting our "increase by" and "decrease by" together.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:40:42


Suppose my salary next year is decreased by 20 percent. By what percent must my salary increase in the following year in order for
my salary to get back to what it is now?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:40:45


To some problems, there is an answer that is quick, obvious, and wrong. This is one of those problems. The obvious answer is 20.
This is also the wrong answer.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:41:12


How can we find the right answer?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:42:20


Suppose my salary now is 100 dollars. What will it be after it is decreased?

billy5 2019-10-07 20:42:33

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80 dollars

apple31415pies 2019-10-07 20:42:33


$80

r.david 2019-10-07 20:42:41


80

nat222 2019-10-07 20:42:44


When we decrease 100 by 20%, we decrease it by 100(0.20) = 20, so the salary is 80 dollars.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:42:45


So, then we want my salary to increase back to 100 dollars (actually, I'd like it to increase a lot more than that ). Why isn't a 20%
increase going to do it?

apple31415pies 2019-10-07 20:43:15


20% of 80 is not equal to 20% of 100

rm123 2019-10-07 20:43:15


because 20% of 80 isn't $20 dollars

nat222 2019-10-07 20:43:17


After my salary has been decreased, it is only 80 dollars. If we increase this by 20%, we are increasing it by 20% of 80, which is
(0.20)(80) = 16 dollars. That just makes my salary 96 dollars. That's not enough! Not nearly enough!!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:43:19


How many more dollars do I need to make to get back to where I started after I've suffered that 20% decrease?

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:44:24


20

littlebearinator 2019-10-07 20:44:24


20

macaroon_dolphin 2019-10-07 20:44:24


20

nat222 2019-10-07 20:44:32


I need my 20 dollars back to get from 80 up to 100 dollars.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:44:35


What percent increase is that?

yash345 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25% increase

Oriannewang 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25%

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25%

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25 percent

Swimmerboy 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25%

rm123 2019-10-07 20:45:28


25% increase

nat222 2019-10-07 20:45:32


Since 20/80 = 0.25, we see that 20 dollars is 25% of 80 dollars. Therefore, my salary must increase by 25% to get back to 100
dollars.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:45:52

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You're doing well tonight, so I'm going to give you a problem from the American Invitational Math Exam. This is the second test in a
series of tests that determines the US math team in high school. The test is 15 questions and 3 hours long. Let's see if we can
handle one of these problems.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:46:11


Jar A contains four liters of a solution that is 45% acid. Jar B contains five liters of a solution that is 48% acid. Jar C contains one
liter of a solution that is k % acid. From jar C, liters of the solution is added to jar A, and the remainder of the solution in jar C is
m

added to jar B. At the end both jar A and jar B contain solutions that are 50% acid. Given that m and n are relatively prime positive
integers, find k + m + n .

nat222 2019-10-07 20:46:17


That's a lot of words. The first step here is not to be afraid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:46:25


What's the second step?

Nadadormusical06 2019-10-07 20:46:55


write out an equation?

albert1317 2019-10-07 20:46:55


write an equation

nat222 2019-10-07 20:47:16


Good plan! We focus on the acid. What do we know about the acid at the end?

hlhszhao 2019-10-07 20:48:24


The acid takes up half of both jar A and B

nat222 2019-10-07 20:48:31


We know that we have 10 liters total in the end, and that 5 liters of this total is acid (since half of each jar at the end is acid).

nat222 2019-10-07 20:48:33


We also know how much acid is in jar A and in jar B at the beginning. How much acid is in jar A and how much is in jar B at the
beginning?

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:50:44


There are 45

100
(4) =
9

5
L of acid in Jar A. There are 48

100
(5) =
12

5
L of acid in Jar B.

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:50:44


There are L of acid in Jar A at the beginning. There are L of acid in Jar B at the beginning.
45 9 48 12
(4) = (5) =
100 5 100 5

nat222 2019-10-07 20:50:46


Jar A starts with four liters of a solution that is 45% acid, so it has 0.45 ⋅ 4 = 1.8 liters of acid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:50:47


Jar B starts with five liters of a solution that is 48% acid, so it has 0.48 ⋅ 5 = 2.4 liters of acid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:50:49


How does this help?

hoofhearted 2019-10-07 20:51:29


now we can solve the equations

nat222 2019-10-07 20:51:33


This tells us that jars A and B together have 1.8 + 2.4 = 4.2 liters of acid when we start.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:51:40


We know that at the end, the jars have a total of 5 liters of acid. So, we must have added 5 − 4.2 = 0.8 liters of acid when we added
jar C.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:51:43


So, can we figure out k or m/n in the problem?

J8421248421248J 2019-10-07 20:52:02


yes

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nat222 2019-10-07 20:52:08


Yes; we can find k. Since jar C has 0.8 liters of acid and 1 liter total, we know that jar C was 80% acid. So, k = 80.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:52:11


Now, we must find the number of liters of jar C we add to jar A. Suppose we let this amount be x. Then what?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:52:15


What do we know about jar A at the end that will be helpful?

shauryasrivastava 2019-10-07 20:52:43


it is 50% acid at the end

CuriousKoKo 2019-10-07 20:52:43


it's 50% acid

nat222 2019-10-07 20:52:47


After adding the x liters from jar C to jar A, the new jar A will be 50% acid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:52:59


With words, this simply means

50
⋅ (Final volume of jar A) = Final volume of acid in jar A.
100

nat222 2019-10-07 20:53:06


After we add x liters from jar C to jar A, jar A has 4 + x liters total.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:53:15


Since jar C is 80% acid, we know that x liters of jar C has 0.8x liters of acid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:53:20


Jar A originally had 1.8 liters of acid. So, when we add x liters of jar C to jar A, the new mixture has 1.8 + 0.8x liters of acid.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:53:22


We know that the new jar A mixture is 50% acid, so what equation does this give us?

nat222 2019-10-07 20:57:02


The new jar A has 1.8 + 0.8x liters of acid out of 4 + x liters total. The new jar A is 50% acid, so we must have

0.5(4 + x) = 1.8 + 0.8x

(In other words, half of jar A is acid.)

nat222 2019-10-07 20:57:10


How can we make this equation easier to deal with?

acoderpuella 2019-10-07 20:57:43


multiply by 10 on all sides

nat222 2019-10-07 20:57:50


We can get rid of the decimals by multiplying both sides by 10. What does that give us?

theArgonauts 2019-10-07 20:58:49


5(4 + x) = 18 + 8x

nat222 2019-10-07 20:58:55


Multiplying both sides by 10 gives

10 ⋅ 0.5(4 + x) = 10(1.8 + 0.8x),

so

5(4 + x) = 18 + 8x.

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nat222 2019-10-07 20:58:57


Expanding the left side gives

20 + 5x = 18 + 8x.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:00


Rearranging gives 2 = 3x, so x = 2/3.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:01


Therefore, we have m = 2, n = 3 and k + m + n = 85 .

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:07


Phew! That was a tough one!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:23


Alright, it's that time of the year!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:26


SUMMARY

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:27


We started today by extending our understanding of 2-variable systems of linear equations to tackle a larger system. We saw that
our strategies of substitution and elimination for solving 2-variable systems of linear equations are also helpful on other types of
systems of equations.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:32


We then covered ratios and percentages.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:33


Ratios are used to describe the relative sizes of two quantities. If two quantities are in a ratio a : b, that means one is ax and the
other is bx, for some value of x. It's very useful to know how to convert between part:part ratios and part:whole ratios.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:36


Percentages also have a simple definition: x % of y means (x/100) times y. Also keep in mind what it means to add and subtract
percentages: for example, x % more than y means (1 + x/100)y and x % less than z means (1 − x/100)z.

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:38


Again, make sure you try some more ratio and percent problems in the textbook (Chapter 6)!

nat222 2019-10-07 20:59:47


Great work, everyone! See you next time!

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