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Solving Proportion Word Problems
1. Let statement with units
2. Ratio using words
(What are you comparing?)
3. Set up the proportion
4. Solve the proportion and label answer with correct units
Does your answer make sense? Units? 1
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The ratio of boys to girls at the assembly was 5 to 4. If there were 180 students at the assembly, how many girls were there?
Ratio
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The Coin jar was filled with pennies and nickels in the ratio of 7 to 2. If there were 28 nickels in the jar, how many coins were there?
The ratio of football players to soccer players at the park was 5 to 7. If the total number of players was 48, how many were football players?
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