Proportion
Exercise 3 (Page 1, & 2) - Example
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1. Find the value of y in: y/5 = 2/3
1/3
y
=
2
5 3
1/3
y
=
2
5 10/3
y = 5 x 2 x
3
10
y = 3
2. Find the value of y in: y/5 = 3
1/3
/3
1/2
y
=
3
1/3
5 3
1/2
y
=
10/3
5 7/2
y = 5 x
10
x
2
3 7
y = 4.762
3. Distance, rate and time.
A plane travels at 700 km in 2 hrs. How far it will go in 3 hrs?
By proportion:
700
=
D
2 3
700
x 3= D
2
D = 1,050 km
By formula: Distance D = rate x time
D = 700/2 x 3 = 1,050 km
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