How to Find Proportional Ratios? (+FREE Worksheet!)

Learn what proportion is and how to write and create a proportion in a few simple steps.

How to Find Proportional Ratios? (+FREE Worksheet!)

Related Topics

Step-by-step guide to creating proportional ratios

  • A proportion means that two ratios are equal. It can be written in two ways:
    \(\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d} , a∶b=c∶d\)
  • The proportion \(\frac{a}{b}=\frac{c}{d}\) can be written as: \(a \ × \ d=c \ × \ b\)

The Absolute Best Books to Ace Pre-Algebra to Algebra II

Proportional Ratios – Example 1:

Solve this proportion for \(x\). \(\frac{2}{4} = \frac{3}{x}=\)

Solution:

Use cross multiplication: \(\frac{2}{4}=\frac{3}{x} ⇒2 × x=3 \ × \ 4⇒2x=12\)
Divide to find \(x\): \(x=\frac{12}{2} ⇒x=6\)

Proportional Ratios – Example 2:

If a box contains red and blue balls in the ratio of \(2:5\) red to blue, how many red balls are there if \(60\) blue balls are in the box?

Solution:

Write a proportion and solve. \(\frac{2}{5}=\frac{x}{60}\)
Use cross multiplication: \(2 \ × \ 60=5 \ × \ x⇒120=5x\)
Divide to find \(x\): \( x=\frac{120}{5}⇒x=24\)

There are \(24\) red balls in the box.

Proportional Ratios – Example 3:

Solve this proportion for \(x\). \(\frac{4}{8}=\frac{5}{x}\)

Solution:

Use cross multiplication: \(\frac{4}{8}=\frac{5}{x } ⇒4×x=5×8⇒4x=40\)
Divide to find \(x: x=\frac{40}{4} ⇒x=10\)

The Best Math Book to Help You Ace the Math Test

Proportional Ratios – Example 4:

The ratio of boys to girls in a school is \(2: 3\). How many boys are in the school if there are \(90\) girls in the school?

Solution:

Write a proportion and solve. \(\frac{2}{3}=\frac{x}{90}\)
Use cross multiplication: \(2×90=3×x⇒180=3x\)
Divide to find \(x:x=\frac{180}{3}⇒x=60\)

There are \(60\) boys in the school.

Exercises for Finding Proportional Ratios

Solve each proportion.

  1. \(\color{blue}{\frac{2}{4}=\frac{8}{x},x=}\)
  2. \(\color{blue}{\frac{1}{2}=\frac{6}{x},x=}\)
  3. \(\color{blue}{\frac{2}{3}=\frac{12}{x},x=}\)
  4. \(\color{blue}{\frac{1}{4}=\frac{x}{20},x=}\)
  5. \(\color{blue}{\frac{3}{4}=\frac{x}{8},x=}\)
  6. \(\color{blue}{\frac{1}{4}=\frac{18}{x},x=}\)

Download Proportional Ratios Worksheet

This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is answer-3.png

Answers

  1. \(\color{blue}{16}\)
  2. \(\color{blue}{12}\)
  3. \(\color{blue}{18}\)
  4. \(\color{blue}{5}\)
  5. \(\color{blue}{6}\)
  6. \(\color{blue}{72}\)

The Greatest Books for Students to Ace the Algebra

Related to This Article

What people say about "How to Find Proportional Ratios? (+FREE Worksheet!) - Effortless Math: We Help Students Learn to LOVE Mathematics"?

No one replied yet.

Leave a Reply

X
45% OFF

Limited time only!

Save Over 45%

Take It Now!

SAVE $40

It was $89.99 now it is $49.99

The Ultimate Algebra Bundle: From Pre-Algebra to Algebra II