CONCEPT OF

PROPORTION
6 AND 4 ARE CALLED
EXTREMES.

3 AND 8 ARE CALLED

MEANS
 In a proportion, the product of
the extremes equals the product
of the means.
1. 2 : 3 = 8: 12 2. 2 = 8
3 12
2 x 12= 3 x 8 2 x 12 = 3 x 8
24 = 24 24 = 24
USE CROSS PRODUCT
TO VERIFY THE
PROPORTION:
TELL WHETHER THE RATIOS
FORM A PROPORTION:

YES
NO
YES
4 : 5 = 9 : 10

NO
 WRITE A RATIO TO FORM
PROPORTION:
1. 2. 3.
What is
proportion?

How to determine
if the ratios form a
proportion?
 WRITE A PROPORTION
1.Sara can type 90 words in 4 minutes.
About how many words would you
expect her to type in 10 minutes?

WORDS 90 = N
MINUTES 4 10

90 : 4 = N : 10
2. In an election, Damon got three votes for
each two votes that Shannon got. Damon
got 72 votes. How many votes did
Shannon get?
DAMON 3 = 72
SHANNON 2 N

3 : 2 = 72 : N
 WRITE A PROPORTION
1.

2.
3. A recipe that will make 3 pie
calls for 7 cups of flour. Sarah
makes 12 pies using 28 cups of
flour. Write the proportion for
the pie recipe.
4.Mrs. Reyes bought 9 different
kind of pastries for Php 324.00. At
the same price, how much will she
pay for 15 different kinds of
pastries.
5. In a basketball game, Ken
made 5 shots in 7 tries. At this
rate, how many shots can he
make in 14 tries?
 ASSIGNMENT
1.Liza saves P60 in 4 weeks. At
this rate, how long will it take her
to save P300 ?
2. A motorist travelled 240 km in
3 hours. How long will it take
at that rate to travel 400 km ?
3. 14 girls to 5 boys; how many
boys to 28 girls ?
4. What number compared to
10 is the same as 28
compared to 5?
5. At the rate of 3 items for
P100, how much will 12 items
costs?