📘 ratio and proportion

1. **State the problem:** Find the ratio of boys to girls in the audience given that there are 240 girls out of 420 children. 2. **Identify the quantities:**

1. **State the problem:** We need to find the ratio of the lengths of the purple, green, and orange sections of the pole. 2. **Write down the given lengths:**

1. **State the problem:** A community garden is surrounded by a fence with a total length of 3000 ft. For every 48 ft of fence, there are 4 posts. We need to find the total number

1. The problem involves converting a fraction to a decimal. 2. To convert a fraction to a decimal, divide the numerator (top number) by the denominator (bottom number).

1. **Stating the problem:** A baker bakes 800 loaves of bread in 8 hours. We want to find out how many loaves the baker can make in 20 days. 2. **Understanding the problem:** We as

1. **Problem 10:** Bob needs to mix red, yellow, and white paint in the ratio 5:4:1 to make 750 ml of orange paint. We need to check if Bob has enough paint of each color. 2. The t

1. The problem asks us to find the ratio of gold to silver to bronze medals won by Switzerland and simplify it. 2. From the table we see Switzerland won 6 gold medals, 0 silver med

1. The problem asks to find how many bicycles can be made by 40 persons working 3 hours daily, given that 25 persons working 4 hours daily can make 100 bicycles. 2. First, find the