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How Do You Set Up a Proportion from a Word Problem? Instructional VideoHow Do You Set Up a Proportion from a Word Problem? Instructional Video
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How Do You Set Up a Proportion from a Word Problem?

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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. Watch this video and see how to write out this equation.

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fractions, proportions, ratios

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6th - 9th
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Math
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2:13
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