Instructional Video

Solving Proportions

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It's all proportional. Learners watch an instructive video that explains how to solve proportions. the resource covers how to use mental math by reducing one of the sides of the proportion and then applying a multiplicative relationship. It finishes by demonstrating how to use cross-multiplication.

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CCSS: Adaptable
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Instructional Ideas
  • Use the video to help scholars struggling with solving proportions
Classroom Considerations
  • Pupils should be familiar with reducing fractions
  • Knowledge of solving one-step equations is necessary
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Highlights different methods for solving proportions, allowing viewers to choose one they are comfortable with
  • Shows all steps of the work
Cons
  • No answers for practice problems
Common Core