Name
Date
Correct Proportions
If the proportion is correct, write
. If the proportion is not correct, rewrite it using
the ratio on the left of the equal sign and one of the ratios from the box. No ratio in the
box is used more than once.
9 : 5
3 : 4
3 : 7
17 : 13
1 : 2
8 : 3
18 : 13
6 : 25
7 : 8
4 : 9
20 : 75
3 : 8
13 : 17
9 : 11
correct
40 : 15
8 : 3
5 : 35
1 : 7
40 : 15
8 : 5
1.
2.
12 : 27
4 : 9
36 : 48
3 : 4
12 : 27
3 : 7
36 : 48
6 : 7
3.
4.
correct
4 : 15
20 : 75
18 : 54
1 : 3
4 : 15
8 : 45
5.
6.
correct
42 : 48
7 : 8
8 : 13
32 : 52
42 : 48
6 : 8
7.
8.
51 : 39
17 : 13
21 : 56
3 : 8
51 : 39
27 : 13
21 : 56
7 : 8
9.
10.
54 : 66
9 : 11
27 : 15
9 : 5
54 : 66
8 : 12
27 : 15
3 : 5
11.
12.
Analyze It Choose one of the proportions you wrote. Explain how you decided which
13.
was the correct ratio.
Answers will vary but should include finding common
factors or multiples of both terms of the
given ratio.