Wednesday, November 12, 2014

Karl's Proportion Problems

If 5 pencils cost 20 cents,how much would 15 pencils cost?





http://iqrafoundation.com/standardized-testing/test-administration-documents/number-2-pencils/




For every person who actually has the flu,there are 6 people who have flu-like symptoms resulting from a cold.If a doctor sees 40 patients,write and solve a proportion to determine how many of these you would expect to have a cold.





http://davincicharter.org/Goslee/strepthroat/coldstrep.html




The ratio of the length of the actual height of a person to the length of their shadow cast is 1:3, At the same time,a lighthouse casts a shadow that is 600 meters long. How tall is the lighthouse?

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5 comments :

  1. UnknownNovember 12, 2014 at 7:51 PM

    The answer to your question is that the lighthouse is 200 meters tall. I like the way you did Tang on a piece of paper >.<

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  2. UnknownNovember 12, 2014 at 8:37 PM

    The lighthouse will be 200 meters tall. Btw, dont forget to add pictures in two of your problems (including the link). Thats all. Good job! :)

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  3. UnknownNovember 13, 2014 at 5:24 PM

    Hi Karl, i should copy your way to saying thank you to people.>.<

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