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Applications of Proportions
Applications of Proportions
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Learn how to set up and use proportions in some real-world application problems.
- What are some real-life applications of proportions?
- If a car travels 65 miles per hour, how many miles will the car travel in 7 hours?
- How do you set up and solve a proportion from a real-life application word problem?
- How do you solve 65/1 = x/7?
- If on a road map, the scale indicates that 1 inch represents 70 miles, and the measured distance between two cities on the map is 8 3/4 inches, how many miles apart are they?
- How do you solve 1/70 = 8.75/x?
- If a traveling salesman is paid $0.22 for every mile he travels using his personal vehicle, and the salesman traveled 473 miles last month, how much money does he receive for his travel?
- How do you solve 0.22/1 = x/473?
This lesson shows some reasons that you need to know how to set up and solve proportions. These are problems that come up in real life that you may need to solve using a proportion. This is a great tutorial on using proportions.
