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McGraw Hill Glencoe Algebra 1, 2012

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6. Ratios and Proportions

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Exercise 12 Page 115

You can use cross products to determine if the ratios are equivalent.

No.

Practice makes perfect

To determine if the given ratios are equivalent, we will set them equal to one another and use cross products. If the resultant equation is true, then the ratios are equivalent.

4/3? =6/8

Cross multiply

4(8)? =3(6)

Multiply

32≠ 18

No, the ratios are not equivalent because the cross products are not equal.

Subchapter links

Check Your Understanding p.114

Practice and Problem Solving p.115-116

H.O.T. Problems p.116

Standardized Test Practice p.117

Spiral Review p.117

Skills Review p.117