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1. x = 25. 5. 6. 2 . (6 x + 3) = 14. 2 . 3 . Solve the equation. g. 3. – 7 = 12. 5. Solve the equation. 4. You buy three identical polyester film balloons and a birthday card. The card costs $3.95 . Find the cost of each balloon if your total bill before tax was $33.80.
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1.x = 25 5 6 2. (6x + 3) = 14 2 3 Solve the equation.
g 3. – 7 = 12 5 Solve the equation. 4. You buy three identical polyester film balloons and a birthday card. The card costs $3.95. Find the cost of each balloon if your total bill before tax was $33.80.
EXAMPLE 1 Write a ratio VOLLEYBALL A volleyball team plays 14 home matches and 10 away matches. a.Find the ratio of home matches to away matches. b.Find the ratio of home matches to all matches.
EXAMPLE 1 for Example 1 GUIDED PRACTICE Derek and his brother decide to combine their CD collections. Derek has 44 CDs, and his brother has 52 CDs. Find the specified ratio. 1.The number of Derek’s CDs to the number of his brother’s CDs. 2.The number of Derek’s CDs to the number of CDs in the entire collection.
330 . x 11 x x Solve the proportion = = 30 30 30 6 6 x = 11 11 6 6 30 30 = EXAMPLE 2 Solve a proportion Write original proportion. Multiply each side by 30. Simplify. 55= x Divide.
= 4 w 7 35 3. EXAMPLE 2 for Example 2 GUIDED PRACTICE Solve the proportion. Check your solution.
= m 9 12 2 4. EXAMPLE 2 for Example 2 GUIDED PRACTICE Solve the proportion. Check your solution.
= 5 z 9 54 5. EXAMPLE 2 for Example 2 GUIDED PRACTICE Solve the proportion. Check your solution.
GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 3 ASTRONOMY When two full moons appear in the same month. The second full moon is called a blue moon. On average, 2 blue moons occur every 5 years. Find the number of blue moons that are likely to occur in the next 25 years.
7 1.= 16 t 32 2. = 18 b 24 12 Solve the proportion. 14 ANSWER 9 ANSWER
21 28 3.= n 32 4 11 4. = p 12 Solve the proportion. 24 ANSWER 33 ANSWER
Solve the proportion. 5. It takes 30 tomatillos to make 8 ounces of enchilada sauce. How many tomatillos does it take to make 12 ounces of enchilada sauce? 45 tomatillos ANSWER
Solve the proportion = . 8 6 8 6 15 x x 15 = 8 15 = x 6 ANSWER The solution is 20. Check by substituting 20 forxin the original proportion. EXAMPLE 1 Use the cross products property Write original proportion. Cross products property 120 = 6x Simplify. 20=x Divide each side by 6.
8 6 = 20 15 ? ? 8 15=20 6 120 = 120 EXAMPLE 1 Use the cross products property CHECK Substitute 20 for x. Cross products property Simplify. Solution checks.
8 What is the value of x in the proportion =? x – 3 3 – 6 – 3 6 B 4 A x D C EXAMPLE 2 Standardized Test Practice
3 2 = x x – 6 EXAMPLE 2 GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 1, 2, and 3 Solve the proportion. Check your solution.
m – 6 = 4 m 5 EXAMPLE 2 GUIDED PRACTICE for Examples 1, 2, and 3 Solve the proportion. Check your solution.
Seals Each day, the seals at an aquarium are each fed 8 pounds of food for every 100 pounds of their body weight. A seal at the aquarium weighs 280 pounds. How much food should the seal be fed per day? EXAMPLE 3 Write and solve a proportion
Use the scale on a map EXAMPLE 4 for Example 4 GUIDED PRACTICE Model ships The ship model kits sold at a hobby store have a scale of 1 ft : 600 ft. A completed model of the Queen Elizabeth II is 1.6 feet long. Estimate the actual length of the Queen Elizabeth II.