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Percents to Decimals to Fractions
In this video lesson we will learn the definition of a percent as a part of 100. We will identify the percent represented by a shaded illustration. We will write percents as decimals. We will write decimals as percents. We will convert a...
Curated Video
Fractions and Percents in the Real World
In this short math video we will answer a standardized math test question where we identify and understand fractions & percents in the real world. We will decode, interpret and understand the math question. We will write a percent as a...
Curated Video
Comparing Ratios Using Ratio Tables and Percents
In this lesson, students will review the two methods of using ratio tables - addition and multiplication - and understand the concept of percents as a part-to-total ratio. Through a real-life example of comparing Susan's quiz scores,...
Curated Video
Solving Ratio and Percent Problems using Proportions
This video explains how to solve ratio and percent problems using proportions. It provides examples and demonstrates how to set up known ratios and use the multiplicative relationship within a proportion to find the unknown values. The...
Corbett Maths
Expressing Ratios as Fractions or Percentages
Fractions and percentages are just as useful as ratios. An educational video describes how to express ratios as either fractions or percentages. It looks at several real-world examples to adequately cover the topic, including ratios that...
Curated OER
How Do You Find Equivalent Ratios?
Ratios are a comparison of numbers. So given a ratio, how can an equivalent ratio be written? Just multiply or divide, both the numerator and the denominator, by the same value. The result will be different numbers, but equal values that...
Curated OER
How Do You Solve a Proportion by Finding an Equivalent Ratio?
Find the missing value in this proportional equation. Look at the relationship of the two numerators and the two denominators to solve this proportional ratio.
Education Development Center
What's Cooking? Carbohydrates
Chef Jamika is at it again, highlighting math and science in her cooking demonstrations. In this episode, ratios and fractions are introduced within the main topic of carbohydrates and the direction for making succotash! The general...
Curated OER
How Do You Set Up a Proportion from a Word Problem?
In this word problem, the skill to remember is to match up the similar measurements. This means the inches match up with the inches and the feet match up with the feet measurements. This problem is a ratio and is written as fractions....
New Mexico State University
Atlantean Dodgeball
Develop ratios within sporting games. Class members watch a video about dodgeball and see how coaches compare the scores. Pupils then work with ratios to compare the scores throughout the tournament. Using their knowledge of ratios, they...
Curated OER
How Do You Solve a Proportion Using Cross Products?
Cross multiply and solve for the unknown variable in this proportion problem. Then use the division property of equality to isolate that variable and get your solution.
Curated OER
What is a Scale Drawing?
Scale drawings are an easy and plausible way to represent large things, such as roads and buildings, on paper. This tutorial explains what a scale drawing is and uses the example of a house to demonstrate how a scale drawing works. It...
National Education Association
Rates and Proportions
Clarify complex math concepts with a helpful video. Learners view ways to work with ratios and proportions while discussing vocabulary and notation. After solving proportions, they apply the new strategy to word problems.