{"id":27,"date":"2019-06-12T14:49:37","date_gmt":"2019-06-12T18:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/chapter\/unit-9-ratio-proportion-and-percent\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T11:03:20","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T16:03:20","slug":"unit-9-ratio-proportion-and-percent","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/chapter\/unit-9-ratio-proportion-and-percent\/","title":{"raw":"1.4. Ratios, Rates, and Percent","rendered":"1.4. Ratios, Rates, and Percent"},"content":{"raw":"[Latexpage]\r\n<h1>Ratios and Rates<\/h1>\r\n<strong>Ratio<\/strong>: a relationship between two numbers, expressed as a quotient with the <strong><em>same unit<\/em><\/strong> in the denominator and the numerator. There are three ways to write a ratio.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The ratio of <em>a<\/em> and <em>b<\/em> is:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<em>a<\/em> to <em>b<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>a <\/em>:<em> b<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $\\frac{a}{b}$<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Example: <\/strong>\u00a0Write the ratio of 5 cents to 9 cents.\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">5 to 9\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05 : 9\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 $\\frac{5}{9}$<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Write a ratio in lowest terms (simplify):<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">- Write the ratio in a fractional form.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">- Simplify and drop the units if given (as they cancel each other out).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Example:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0$4 : 28 = \\frac{\\bcancel{4}}{\\bcancel{28}}=\\frac{1}{7}$<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px\">\u00a0 $\\div4$<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Example<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0.75 metres to 0.25 metres\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$\\frac{0.75m}{0.25m}=\\frac{\\bcancel{75}}{\\bcancel{25}}=\\frac{3}{1}=3$<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$\\times100$\u00a0 \u00a0 $\\div25$<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Rate:<\/strong>\u00a0a ratio of two quantities with different units.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0 teachers to students;\u00a0\u00a0 money to time;\u00a0\u00a0 distance to time, etc.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">$\\frac{2\\;teachers}{83\\;students}$\u00a0 \u00a0,\u00a0 \u00a0$\\frac{24\\;dollars}{3\\;hours}$\u00a0 \u00a0,\u00a0 \u00a0$\\frac{85\\;miles}{2\\;hours}$<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Write a rate in lowest terms (simplify the rate):<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n<strong>Example: <\/strong>\u00a080 kilometres per 320 minutes:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$\\frac{\\bcancel{80}km}{\\bcancel{320}min}=\\frac{1km}{4min}$\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\">\u00f780<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Unit rate:<\/strong> a rate in which the number in the <strong><em>denominator<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is 1.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>Example:\u00a0 <\/strong>15 dollars per hour: <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> $\\frac{\\\\$15}{1h}$ = \\$15\/h<\/div>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Some unit rates:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">- Miles (or kilometres) per hour (or minute).<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">- Cost (dollars\/cents) per item or quantity.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">- Earnings (dollars) per hour (or week).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div>\r\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>Proportion<\/strong>: an equation with a ratio (or rate) on two sides ($\\frac{a}{b}=\\frac{c}{d}$), in which the two ratios are equal.\r\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0Example: <\/strong>\u00a0Write the following sentence as a proportion.\r\n\r\n3 printers is to 18 computers as 2 printers is to 12 computers.\r\n\r\n$\\frac{3\\;printers}{18\\;computers}=\\frac{2\\;printers}{12\\;computers}$\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Solving a propor<\/strong><strong>tion: <\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Cross multiply: multiply along two diagonals.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0$\\frac{a}{b}=\\frac{c}{d}$<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Solve for the unknown.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.1<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n4 litres of milk cost \\$4.38. What is the cost of 2 litres?\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Facts and unknown:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"height: 26px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 139.271px\">4 L milk<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 138.16px\">2 L milk<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 139.271px\">\\$4.38<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 138.16px\">\\$ <em>x = <\/em>?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 112px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Proportion:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{4\\;L}{\\\\$4.38}=\\frac{2\\;L}{\\\\$x}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$(4)(x)=(2)(4.38)$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{\\bcancel{4}x}{\\bcancel{4}}=\\frac{2(4.38)}{4}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 4.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$x=\\frac{(2)(4.38)}{4}=2.19$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">2 litres of milk cost \\$2.19.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Check:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{4\\;L}{\\\\$4.38}=\\frac{2\\;L}{\\\\$2.19}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Replace <em>x<\/em> with 2.19.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">(4) (2.19) = (2) (4.38)<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">8.76 = 8.76<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Correct!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.2<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nTom\u2019s height is 1.75 metres, and his shadow is 1.09 metres long. A building\u2019s shadow is 10 metres long at the same time. How high is the building?\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.1915%;height: 30px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Facts and unknown:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table style=\"width: 467px;height: 79px\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 177.767px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Tom\u2019s height = 1.75 m<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 222.4px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 Building\u2019s height (<em>x<\/em>) = ?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 177.767px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Tom\u2019s shadow = 1.09 m<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 222.4px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 Building\u2019s shadow = 10m<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.1584%;height: 376px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 57px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 57px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Proportion:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 57px\">$\\frac{1.75m}{1.09m}=\\frac{xm}{10m}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 57px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 57px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 57px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 57px\">$(1.75)(10)=(1.09)(x)$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 57px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 43px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 43px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 43px\">$x=\\frac{(1.75)(10)}{1.09}=\\frac{(\\bcancel{1.09})x}{\\bcancel{1.09}}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 43px;text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 1.09.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\">$x=\\frac{(1.75)(10)}{1.09}\\approx16.055$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 29px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 29px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 29px\">The building\u2019s height is 16.055m.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;text-align: right;height: 29px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Check:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{1.75m}{1.09m}=\\frac{16.055m}{10m}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Replace <em>x<\/em> with 16.055.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\">$(1.75) (10) = (16.055) (1.09)$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\">$17.5 = 17.5$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Correct!<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.3<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nIf 15 mL of medicine must be mixed with 180 mL of water, how many mL of medicine must be mixed in 230 mL of water?\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 56px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Proportion:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{15\\;mL}{180\\;mL}=\\frac{x\\;mL}{230\\;mL}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$\\frac{15\\;mL\\;medicine}{180\\;mL\\;water}=\\frac{x\\;mL\\;medicine}{230\\;mL\\;water}$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$(15)(230)=(180)(x)$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">$x=\\frac{(15\\;mL)(230\\;mL)}{180\\;mL}\\approx19.17\\;mL$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\" colspan=\"2\">19.17 mL of medicine must be mixed in 230 mL of water.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div>\r\n<h1><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Percent<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>Percent (%):<\/strong> one part per hundred.\r\n\r\n<strong>Converting between percent, decimals and fractions:<\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 16px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 27.1132%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Conversion<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 39.7129%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Steps<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 79px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 15px\"><strong>Percent \u21d2 Decimal<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 15px\">Move the decimal point two places to the left, then remove %.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">31%\u00a0 =\u00a0 31.% = 0.31<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Decimal \u21d2 Percent<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Move the decimal point two places to the right, then insert %.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">0.317 = 0. 317 = 31.7 %<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Percent \u21d2 Fraction<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Remove %, divide by 100, then simplify.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">\u00a015% = $\\frac{15}{100}=\\frac{3}{20}$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Fraction \u21d2 Percent<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Divide, move the decimal point two places to the right, then insert %.<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">$\\frac{1}{4}$ = 1\u00f74 = 0.25 = 25 %<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Decimal \u21d2 Fraction<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Convert the decimal to a percent, then convert the percent to a fraction.<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">0.35 = 35 % = $\\frac{35}{100}=\\frac{7}{20}$\r\n\r\n% = per one hundred<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>There are two methods to solve percent problems:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Percent proportion method<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Translation (translate the words into mathematical symbols.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Percent proportion method: <\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100.011%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\">$\\frac{Part}{Whole}=\\frac{Percent}{100}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\">or<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 40.7955%;text-align: center\">$\\frac{\"is\"\\;number}{\"of\"\\;number}=\\frac{\\%}{100}$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<thead>\r\n<tr class=\"shaded\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>Step<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/thead>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 82px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\"><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 16px;width: 46.0925%\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><em>8<\/em><\/strong> percent <strong><em>of<\/em> <\/strong>what number <strong>is<\/strong> <strong><em>4<\/em> <\/strong>?<strong><em>\r\n<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 34px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 34px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Identify the part, whole, and percent.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 5.5024%;height: 34px\">\u21d1\r\n\r\nPercent<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 18.5091%;height: 34px\">\u21d1\r\n\r\nWhole (<em>x<\/em>)<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 34px\" colspan=\"2\">\u21d1\r\n\r\nPart<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Set up the proportion equation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"height: 16px;width: 24.0115%\" colspan=\"2\">$\\frac{4}{x}=\\frac{8}{100}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 16px\">$\\frac{Part}{Whole}=\\frac{\\%}{100}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 51.5949%\"><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\">\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Solve for unknown (<em>x<\/em>).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 16px;width: 24.0115%\" colspan=\"2\">$x=\\frac{(4)(100)}{8}=50$<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 16px\" colspan=\"2\">$x=50$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<div>\r\n<h1><\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>Translation method: <\/strong>translate the words into mathematical symbols.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>What ____\u00a0 <em>x <\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the word \u201cwhat\u201d represents an unknown quantity <em>x<\/em>.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Is\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ____ \u00a0= : \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the word \u201cis\u201d represents an equal sign.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>of\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0____\u00a0 \u00d7 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the word \u201cof\u201d represents a multiplication sign.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 decimal:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0always change the percent to a decimal.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.4<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\n<strong>1) <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0What \u00a0is \u00a015% \u00a0of \u00a080?\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><em>\u00a0x<\/em>\u00a0 =\u00a0 0.15 \u2022 80<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>x<\/em> = (0.15)(80) = 12<strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2) \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0What \u00a0percent \u00a0of \u00a090 \u00a0is \u00a045?\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>x<\/em> \u2022 90 = 45<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>x<\/em> = $\\frac{45}{90}$ = 0.5 = 50%<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Divide both sides by 90.<\/p>\r\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>3) \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a012 \u00a0is \u00a08% \u00a0of \u00a0what number?\r\n\r\n<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>12 = 0.08 \u2022 <em>x<\/em> <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>x<\/em> = $\\frac{12}{0.08}$ =<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>150 <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 0.08.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Percent increase or decrease:<\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr class=\"shaded\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 27.058%;text-align: center\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 72.942%;text-align: center\"><strong>Formula<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 119px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 26.7881%;text-align: center;height: 62px\"><strong>Percent increase<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 48.4817%;height: 62px\">Percent increase = $\\frac{New\\;value-Original\\;value}{Original\\;value}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 24.7301%;text-align: right;height: 62px\">$x=\\frac{N-O}{O}$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 26.7881%;text-align: center;height: 57px\"><strong>Percent decrease<\/strong><\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 48.4817%;height: 57px\">Percent decrease = $\\frac{Original\\;value-New\\;value}{Original\\;value}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 24.7301%;text-align: right;height: 57px\">$x=\\frac{O-N}{O}$<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\r\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.5<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\r\n\r\nA product increased production from <strong><em>1500 last month<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>1650 this month<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0Find the <strong><em>percent increase<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 39px\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">New value (N):<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">1650<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">This month.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">Original value (O):<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">1500<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">Last month.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">Percent increase:<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">$x=\\frac{N-O}{O}=\\frac{1650-1500}{1500}=0.1=10\\%}$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">A 10% increase.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nA product was <strong><em>reduced<\/em><\/strong> from $\\bf{\\\\$}$<strong><em>33<\/em><\/strong> to $\\bf{\\\\$}$<strong><em>29<\/em>.<\/strong> \u00a0What percent <strong><em>reduction <\/em><\/strong>is this?\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Percent decrease:<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">$x=\\frac{O-N}{O}=\\frac{33-29}{33}\\approx0.12=12\\%$<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: right\">A 12 % decrease.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<div>\r\n<h1><strong>Practice questions<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<strong>1.<\/strong> Write the following as a ratio or rate in lowest terms:\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>a.<\/strong> 4 nickels to 16 nickels.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>b.<\/strong> 350 people for 1500 tickets.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>c.<\/strong> 160 kilometres per 740 minutes.<\/p>\r\n<strong>2.<\/strong> A train travelled 459 km in 6 hours. What is the unit rate?\r\n\r\n<strong>3.<\/strong> Write the following sentence as a proportion: 24 hours is to 1,940 kilometres as 12 hours is to 985 kilometres. <strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>4.<\/strong> 4 litres of juice cost \\$7.38, how much do 2 litres cost?\r\n\r\n<strong>5.<\/strong> Sarah earns \\$4,500 in 30 days. How much does she earn in 120 days?\r\n\r\n<strong>6.<\/strong> A product increased production from 2,800 last year to 3,920 this year. Find the percent increase.\r\n\r\n<strong>7.<\/strong> The table below gives survey data regarding Toronto Metropolitan University Occupational and Public Health students and summer jobs, but some data are missing:\r\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">Year<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">2015<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">2016<\/td>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">2017<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\" border=\"0\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%\">Unemployed students<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">350<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">?<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">396<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 25%\">Total number of students<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">1250<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">1100<\/td>\r\n<td style=\"width: 25%;text-align: center\">?<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>a.<\/strong> What % of students were unemployed in 2015?<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>b.<\/strong> If the % of unemployed students remained the same in 2016, find the number of unemployed students in 2016.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>c.<\/strong> If the % of unemployed students increased by an additional 5% in 2017, find the total number of students in 2017.<\/p>\r\n&nbsp;","rendered":"<h1>Ratios and Rates<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Ratio<\/strong>: a relationship between two numbers, expressed as a quotient with the <strong><em>same unit<\/em><\/strong> in the denominator and the numerator. There are three ways to write a ratio.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">The ratio of <em>a<\/em> and <em>b<\/em> is:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<em>a<\/em> to <em>b<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<em>a <\/em>:<em> b<\/em> \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-8c0b62705ce5fd9514ab65121b461841_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#123;&#98;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"8\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>Example: <\/strong>\u00a0Write the ratio of 5 cents to 9 cents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">5 to 9\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05 : 9\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0or\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-9f701d1a78bd3953daf58a10c1cc751c_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#53;&#125;&#123;&#57;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write a ratio in lowest terms (simplify):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">&#8211; Write the ratio in a fractional form.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">&#8211; Simplify and drop the units if given (as they cancel each other out).<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Example:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b453596a58f50a5a9ebf14267e377129_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#52;&#32;&#58;&#32;&#50;&#56;&#32;&#61;&#32;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#50;&#56;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#123;&#55;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"30\" width=\"115\" style=\"vertical-align: -10px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7513e9a63b81a548eb930e3d953cc3bd_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#100;&#105;&#118;&#52;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"23\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>Example<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0.75 metres to 0.25 metres\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-5e46897ff6ce0b78e05871b1e9cf2a6e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#50;&#53;&#109;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#55;&#53;&#125;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#50;&#53;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#61;&#51;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"28\" width=\"147\" style=\"vertical-align: -10px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-6e56fc6d330f965dbf671f6ccc7fd1eb_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#116;&#105;&#109;&#101;&#115;&#49;&#48;&#48;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"39\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1477a8439118178f8686eece1d4484b2_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#100;&#105;&#118;&#50;&#53;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"31\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rate:<\/strong>\u00a0a ratio of two quantities with different units.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>Example:<\/strong>\u00a0 teachers to students;\u00a0\u00a0 money to time;\u00a0\u00a0 distance to time, etc.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-db935c7800f07aff7fb98647508bb610_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#116;&#101;&#97;&#99;&#104;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#125;&#123;&#56;&#51;&#92;&#59;&#115;&#116;&#117;&#100;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#115;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"71\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0,\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-9f48507a677305038cdd9dcf19aee890_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#52;&#92;&#59;&#100;&#111;&#108;&#108;&#97;&#114;&#115;&#125;&#123;&#51;&#92;&#59;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#114;&#115;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"61\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0,\u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4933be9bf292ca695c2233c31f59a50f_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#56;&#53;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#105;&#108;&#101;&#115;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#114;&#115;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"52\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Write a rate in lowest terms (simplify the rate):<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>Example: <\/strong>\u00a080 kilometres per 320 minutes:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-432db1ea5f4587dd31f82a957fd8c8af_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#56;&#48;&#125;&#107;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#51;&#50;&#48;&#125;&#109;&#105;&#110;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#107;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#52;&#109;&#105;&#110;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"28\" width=\"109\" style=\"vertical-align: -10px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 360px\">\u00f780<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Unit rate:<\/strong> a rate in which the number in the <strong><em>denominator<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\"><strong>Example:\u00a0 <\/strong>15 dollars per hour: <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-bfe6910e5026816f179347c044efe976_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#49;&#53;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#104;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"24\" width=\"21\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/> = &#36;15\/h<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Some unit rates:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">&#8211; Miles (or kilometres) per hour (or minute).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">&#8211; Cost (dollars\/cents) per item or quantity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\">&#8211; Earnings (dollars) per hour (or week).<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Proportion<\/strong>: an equation with a ratio (or rate) on two sides (<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-e639f0e6b2e649f1ce88f6313380395a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#123;&#98;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#99;&#125;&#123;&#100;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"43\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/>), in which the two ratios are equal.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox shaded\">\n<p><strong>\u00a0Example: <\/strong>\u00a0Write the following sentence as a proportion.<\/p>\n<p>3 printers is to 18 computers as 2 printers is to 12 computers.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-27eb4198a7460a29e474dc66e6388750_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#92;&#59;&#112;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#56;&#92;&#59;&#99;&#111;&#109;&#112;&#117;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#112;&#114;&#105;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#99;&#111;&#109;&#112;&#117;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#115;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"191\" style=\"vertical-align: -9px;\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solving a propor<\/strong><strong>tion: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cross multiply: multiply along two diagonals.\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-e639f0e6b2e649f1ce88f6313380395a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#97;&#125;&#123;&#98;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#99;&#125;&#123;&#100;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"19\" width=\"43\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Solve for the unknown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.1<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>4 litres of milk cost &#36;4.38. What is the cost of 2 litres?<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Facts and unknown:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"height: 26px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 139.271px\">4 L milk<\/td>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 138.16px\">2 L milk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 139.271px\">&#36;4.38<\/td>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"height: 13px;width: 138.16px\">&#36; <em>x = <\/em>?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 112px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Proportion:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-a4928b928d9a712001b6a5582e5caa23_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#52;&#92;&#59;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#120;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"80\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-ec8b66563d96d9e69c947507e9157328_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#40;&#52;&#41;&#40;&#120;&#41;&#61;&#40;&#50;&#41;&#40;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#41;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"137\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-44e3c9d5075bca520002b4851755498e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#120;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#40;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#52;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"34\" width=\"87\" style=\"vertical-align: -14px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 4.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-282435b3eca176035e15fdae8e287021_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#50;&#41;&#40;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#61;&#50;&#46;&#49;&#57;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"146\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">2 litres of milk cost &#36;2.19.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Check:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-381ae4f077e1252e975b76af9ffd5d4e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#52;&#92;&#59;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#52;&#46;&#51;&#56;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#50;&#92;&#59;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#50;&#46;&#49;&#57;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"91\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Replace <em>x<\/em> with 2.19.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">(4) (2.19) = (2) (4.38)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">8.76 = 8.76<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Correct!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.2<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>Tom\u2019s height is 1.75 metres, and his shadow is 1.09 metres long. A building\u2019s shadow is 10 metres long at the same time. How high is the building?<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.1915%;height: 30px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Facts and unknown:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table style=\"width: 467px;height: 79px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 177.767px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Tom\u2019s height = 1.75 m<\/td>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 222.4px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 Building\u2019s height (<em>x<\/em>) = ?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 177.767px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 \u00a0 Tom\u2019s shadow = 1.09 m<\/td>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 222.4px;height: 14px\">\u00a0 Building\u2019s shadow = 10m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 99.1584%;height: 376px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 57px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 57px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Proportion:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 57px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-2bf80fb2b74fdf178edd81bcf0c40b39_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#109;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#120;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"90\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 57px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 57px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 57px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 57px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-f3434e608f5c4bc65986fd5749125103_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#40;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#41;&#40;&#49;&#48;&#41;&#61;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#41;&#40;&#120;&#41;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"168\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 57px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 43px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 43px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 43px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-a6cc627121f335871ca20bedbe334695_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#41;&#40;&#49;&#48;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#125;&#41;&#120;&#125;&#123;&#92;&#98;&#99;&#97;&#110;&#99;&#101;&#108;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#125;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"27\" width=\"166\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 43px;text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 1.09.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-a3af1a8d950544c1fc2fc19ac1cea15e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#41;&#40;&#49;&#48;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#125;&#92;&#97;&#112;&#112;&#114;&#111;&#120;&#49;&#54;&#46;&#48;&#53;&#53;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"27\" width=\"170\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 29px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 29px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 29px\">The building\u2019s height is 16.055m.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;text-align: right;height: 29px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Check:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-3dd4f2527138589d2c0628a37c1d1179_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#109;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#54;&#46;&#48;&#53;&#53;&#109;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#109;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"115\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Replace <em>x<\/em> with 16.055.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-bdb01237ef7fc33841f95f47c57d4d40_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#40;&#49;&#46;&#55;&#53;&#41;&#32;&#40;&#49;&#48;&#41;&#32;&#61;&#32;&#40;&#49;&#54;&#46;&#48;&#53;&#53;&#41;&#32;&#40;&#49;&#46;&#48;&#57;&#41;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"208\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 37.3977%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 29.2689%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-640d69c5968429b2927db5db0419128a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#49;&#55;&#46;&#53;&#32;&#61;&#32;&#49;&#55;&#46;&#53;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"14\" width=\"85\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 52.3712%;height: 14px;text-align: right\">Correct!<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.3<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>If 15 mL of medicine must be mixed with 180 mL of water, how many mL of medicine must be mixed in 230 mL of water?<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 56px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Proportion:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-a7348a890f1caedcb4b7d017e35f2199_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#53;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#56;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#120;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#51;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"119\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-d381d51551cc46cb0b90f2e6fbcf9de0_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#53;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#101;&#100;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#101;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#56;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#92;&#59;&#119;&#97;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#120;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#101;&#100;&#105;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#101;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#51;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#92;&#59;&#119;&#97;&#116;&#101;&#114;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"219\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cross multiply:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-ed6fb5335913bc9d9b191d91f00c59d9_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#40;&#49;&#53;&#41;&#40;&#50;&#51;&#48;&#41;&#61;&#40;&#49;&#56;&#48;&#41;&#40;&#120;&#41;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"18\" width=\"159\" style=\"vertical-align: -4px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solve for <em>x<\/em>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7b661b1f217a5cdeb070775c2bf2a75a_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#49;&#53;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#41;&#40;&#50;&#51;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#56;&#48;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;&#125;&#92;&#97;&#112;&#112;&#114;&#111;&#120;&#49;&#57;&#46;&#49;&#55;&#92;&#59;&#109;&#76;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"27\" width=\"241\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 14px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 14px\" colspan=\"2\">19.17 mL of medicine must be mixed in 230 mL of water.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1><strong style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Percent<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Percent (%):<\/strong> one part per hundred.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Converting between percent, decimals and fractions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 16px\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.1132%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Conversion<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 39.7129%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Steps<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px;text-align: center\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 79px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 15px\"><strong>Percent \u21d2 Decimal<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 15px\">Move the decimal point two places to the left, then remove %.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 15px\">31%\u00a0 =\u00a0 31.% = 0.31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Decimal \u21d2 Percent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Move the decimal point two places to the right, then insert %.<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">0.317 = 0. 317 = 31.7 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Percent \u21d2 Fraction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Remove %, divide by 100, then simplify.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">\u00a015% = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-3a221d4bdfdebd3f15bd9786dff12e94_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#53;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"62\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Fraction \u21d2 Percent<\/strong><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Divide, move the decimal point two places to the right, then insert %.<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-9dc43cb27572009bf47e0ce60f7d4f1e_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#125;&#123;&#52;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"7\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/> = 1\u00f74 = 0.25 = 25 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.9107%;height: 16px\"><strong>Decimal \u21d2 Fraction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.7559%;height: 16px\">Convert the decimal to a percent, then convert the percent to a fraction.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 16px\">0.35 = 35 % = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-962c68a63655f2d21d328df467274a53_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#53;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#55;&#125;&#123;&#50;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"62\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>% = per one hundred<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>There are two methods to solve percent problems:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Percent proportion method<\/li>\n<li>Translation (translate the words into mathematical symbols.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Percent proportion method: <\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100.011%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-85df8117be14ada3cae9af4b9e658208_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#80;&#97;&#114;&#116;&#125;&#123;&#87;&#104;&#111;&#108;&#101;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#80;&#101;&#114;&#99;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"118\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: center\">or<\/td>\n<td class=\"border\" style=\"width: 40.7955%;text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-8bea6cbd034f34c029df1c21db57cf89_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#34;&#105;&#115;&#34;&#92;&#59;&#110;&#117;&#109;&#98;&#101;&#114;&#125;&#123;&#34;&#111;&#102;&#34;&#92;&#59;&#110;&#117;&#109;&#98;&#101;&#114;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#37;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"128\" style=\"vertical-align: -9px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"shaded\">\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>Step<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;text-align: center\"><strong>Example<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 82px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 16px;width: 46.0925%\" colspan=\"4\"><strong><em>8<\/em><\/strong> percent <strong><em>of<\/em> <\/strong>what number <strong>is<\/strong> <strong><em>4<\/em> <\/strong>?<strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 34px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 34px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Identify the part, whole, and percent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 5.5024%;height: 34px\">\u21d1<\/p>\n<p>Percent<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 18.5091%;height: 34px\">\u21d1<\/p>\n<p>Whole (<em>x<\/em>)<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 34px\" colspan=\"2\">\u21d1<\/p>\n<p>Part<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Set up the proportion equation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 16px;width: 24.0115%\" colspan=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-5543b9f674e5df4e60d81aef87eb2183_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#52;&#125;&#123;&#120;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#56;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"56\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 16px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-97cd61a10414e55dcc88f36dbd4fc3f3_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#80;&#97;&#114;&#116;&#125;&#123;&#87;&#104;&#111;&#108;&#101;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#92;&#37;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"24\" width=\"89\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 51.5949%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 16px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 57.6954%;height: 16px\">\n<ul>\n<li>Solve for unknown (<em>x<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"height: 16px;width: 24.0115%\" colspan=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-56a4717524b0f89426bb85229a759c1d_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#40;&#52;&#41;&#40;&#49;&#48;&#48;&#41;&#125;&#123;&#56;&#125;&#61;&#53;&#48;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"128\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 22.081%;height: 16px\" colspan=\"2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-4e404ffecec0485b171f0eb040fcfbd9_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#53;&#48;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"13\" width=\"52\" style=\"vertical-align: 0px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Translation method: <\/strong>translate the words into mathematical symbols.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What ____\u00a0 <em>x <\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the word \u201cwhat\u201d represents an unknown quantity <em>x<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Is\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 ____ \u00a0= : \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0the word \u201cis\u201d represents an equal sign.<\/li>\n<li>of\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0____\u00a0 \u00d7 :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the word \u201cof\u201d represents a multiplication sign.<\/li>\n<li>% \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0to\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 decimal:\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0always change the percent to a decimal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.4<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p><strong>1) <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0What \u00a0is \u00a015% \u00a0of \u00a080?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><em>\u00a0x<\/em>\u00a0 =\u00a0 0.15 \u2022 80<strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><strong>\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>x<\/em> = (0.15)(80) = 12<strong>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>2) \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0What \u00a0percent \u00a0of \u00a090 \u00a0is \u00a045?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><em>x<\/em> \u2022 90 = 45<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>x<\/em> = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-7ac41345ce5b099cd6bb796db9732f28_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#52;&#53;&#125;&#123;&#57;&#48;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"14\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/> = 0.5 = 50%<strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Divide both sides by 90.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>3) \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a012 \u00a0is \u00a08% \u00a0of \u00a0what number?<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>12 = 0.08 \u2022 <em>x<\/em> <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0<em>x<\/em> = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-a3c0d9064dfef19dc7a71ee27e2f0c53_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#50;&#125;&#123;&#48;&#46;&#48;&#56;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"25\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/> =<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>150 <strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Divide both sides by 0.08.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Percent increase or decrease:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"shaded\">\n<td style=\"width: 27.058%;text-align: center\"><strong>Application<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 72.942%;text-align: center\"><strong>Formula<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 119px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 26.7881%;text-align: center;height: 62px\"><strong>Percent increase<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.4817%;height: 62px\">Percent increase = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-33afeaf772d556625396d94b0fd9bdf5_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#78;&#101;&#119;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#45;&#79;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"168\" style=\"vertical-align: -9px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.7301%;text-align: right;height: 62px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-00b83c84d8404d790882e36006d07dc2_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#78;&#45;&#79;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"70\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 33px\">\n<td class=\"shaded\" style=\"width: 26.7881%;text-align: center;height: 57px\"><strong>Percent decrease<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 48.4817%;height: 57px\">Percent decrease = <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-1acb01da1c7296a98899f2916695dc03_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#79;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#45;&#78;&#101;&#119;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#114;&#105;&#103;&#105;&#110;&#97;&#108;&#92;&#59;&#118;&#97;&#108;&#117;&#101;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"26\" width=\"168\" style=\"vertical-align: -9px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 24.7301%;text-align: right;height: 57px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-b47753eb97649b0f771bea374df807e1_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#79;&#45;&#78;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"70\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--examples\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Example 1.4.5<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>A product increased production from <strong><em>1500 last month<\/em><\/strong> to <strong><em>1650 this month<\/em><\/strong>. \u00a0Find the <strong><em>percent increase<\/em><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%;height: 39px\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">New value (N):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">1650<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">This month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">Original value (O):<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">1500<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">Last month.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 13px\">\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\">Percent increase:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-0b561515fd97eb85c4fd9f84ef2f3076_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#78;&#45;&#79;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#49;&#54;&#53;&#48;&#45;&#49;&#53;&#48;&#48;&#125;&#123;&#49;&#53;&#48;&#48;&#125;&#61;&#48;&#46;&#49;&#61;&#49;&#48;&#92;&#37;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"23\" width=\"267\" style=\"vertical-align: -7px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;height: 13px;text-align: right\">A 10% increase.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A product was <strong><em>reduced<\/em><\/strong> from <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-fed13c4feb5ae5980d47f1bf4c6db3b8_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#98;&#102;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"8\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><strong><em>33<\/em><\/strong> to <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-fed13c4feb5ae5980d47f1bf4c6db3b8_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#92;&#98;&#102;&#123;&#92;&#36;&#125;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"15\" width=\"8\" style=\"vertical-align: -1px;\" \/><strong><em>29<\/em>.<\/strong> \u00a0What percent <strong><em>reduction <\/em><\/strong>is this?<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse;width: 100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\">Percent decrease:<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/pohmath\/wp-content\/ql-cache\/quicklatex.com-e168070bfe54263888577e0dd45a3f38_l3.png\" class=\"ql-img-inline-formula quicklatex-auto-format\" alt=\"&#120;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#79;&#45;&#78;&#125;&#123;&#79;&#125;&#61;&#92;&#102;&#114;&#97;&#99;&#123;&#51;&#51;&#45;&#50;&#57;&#125;&#123;&#51;&#51;&#125;&#92;&#97;&#112;&#112;&#114;&#111;&#120;&#48;&#46;&#49;&#50;&#61;&#49;&#50;&#92;&#37;\" title=\"Rendered by QuickLaTeX.com\" height=\"22\" width=\"248\" style=\"vertical-align: -6px;\" \/><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 33.3333%;text-align: right\">A 12 % decrease.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<h1><strong>Practice questions<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Write the following as a ratio or rate in lowest terms:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>a.<\/strong> 4 nickels to 16 nickels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>b.<\/strong> 350 people for 1500 tickets.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><strong>c.<\/strong> 160 kilometres per 740 minutes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> A train travelled 459 km in 6 hours. 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