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Learn how to compare and equate quantities in English and Metric units. Understand the relationship between length, capacity, and weight measurements. Discover the secrets of ratios, means, proportions, and reciprocal properties. Perfect for math learners!
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Section 8-1 Ratio and Proportion
Metric System • Length: measured in meters • Capacity: measured in Liters • Weight: measured in grams Kilo- Hecto- Deca- UNIT Deci- Centi- Milli- “Kids Hate Doing Math During Class Mondays”
It is written as a quotient, Ratio • A comparison of two quantities that are measured in the same unit. • It can also be written a : b and a to b
Extremes Means Proportion • An equation that equates two ratios
then Cross product property • The product of the means equals the product of the extremes.
then Reciprocal property • If two ratios are equal, then their reciprocals are also equal.