Basic Proportions Worksheet

Proportions are ratios found using multiplication or division. Middle schoolers solve measurement problems, find a figure's missing dimension, and find the distance between two points. Resource features four lesson plans with detailed...

Proportionally, one doesn't see much of cross multiplying in geometry. The portion of extensive playlist on geometry reviews proportions. Using properties of equality, the video shows why cross multiplying works for proportions.

Sal adds a few more steps to these problems as he solves algebraic equations with two steps - though he states that "there's more than one way to do it." Those who become confused by increasingly complicated algebra problems on a test...

Clarify complex math concepts with a helpful video. Learners view ways to work with ratios and proportions while discussing vocabulary and notation. After solving proportions, they apply the new strategy to word problems.

Your algebra learners will pick up some solid algebra problem solving skills and a plan of approach for some typical types of word problems in this scripted activity that shows how to set up and organize each type of problem, create...

No need to justify using this resource. Learners drag justifications for each step of solving an equation in an interactive. To see if they are correct, all they need to do is use a slider and the correct answers appear.

Dinosaurs sure were big! Viewers of an engaging video discover the Dinosaur World in Kentucky and how scales and proportional reasoning factor into the dinosaur models in the park. They then work through several problems on scales and...

An explanation of the percent proportion formula. Identify the variables. Plug in the known values. Cross multiply. Use division property of equality to solve. A step-by-step example.

Watch how easy solving proportions can be. Using the means-extremes property of proportions you'll be able to solve a variety of proportion problems. Example problems are worked to show you how this property looks in action. Hint:...

Cross multiply and solve for the unknown variable in this proportion problem. Then use the division property of equality to isolate that variable and get your solution.