Simplify.
9 11 4
1. 3 2. 12 3. 5
1
4 2 2
1
4. On her last science test, Maria answered 3 % of the
5
1
questions incorrectly. Write 3 % as a fraction in
5
simplest form.
1
4
5. Jasmine is making a quilt. She bought 3 yards of
fabric. Her total cost was $26. What was the cost per
yard?
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Answers:
1. 12
11
2. 24
3
1
3. 5
4
4. 75
5. $6
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
HOW can you show that
two objects are proportional?
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
• To convert one rate to an
equivalent rate by
multiplying by a unit ratio
or its reciprocal.
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
•unit ratio
12 inches 16 ounces
1 foot 1 pound
•dimensional analysis
10 ft =10 ft •12 in. =10•12 in. =120 in.
1s 1 s 1 ft 1 s•1 1s
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Step-by-Step Example
1. A remote control car travels at a rate of 10 feet
per second. How many inches per second is this?
1 Use 1 foot = 12 inches. Multiply by .
2 Divide out common units.
3 Simplify.
4 Simplify.
5 So, 10 feet per second equals 120 inches per second.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
Convert 15 yards per hour to inches per hour.
Answer 540 inches per hour
Step-by-Step Example
2. A swordfish can swim at a rate of 60 miles
per hour. How many feet per hour is this?
1 You can use 1 mile = 5,280 feet to convert the rates.
2 Multiply by .
3 Divide out common units.
4 Simplify.
5 Simplify.
6 A swordfish can swim at a rate of 316,800 feet per hour.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
The Shinkansen passenger train of Japan
travels at a rate of 300 kilometers per hour.
How many meters per hour is this speed?
Answer 300,000 m/h
Step-by-Step Example
3. Marvin walks at a speed of 7 feet per second.
How many feet per hour is this?
1 You can use 60 seconds = 1 minute and you can use
60 minutes = 1 hour to convert the rates.
2 Multiply by and .
3 Divide out common units.
4 Simplify.
5 Simplify.
6 Marvin walks 25,200 feet in 1 hour.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
Kelley runs at a speed of 9 miles per hour.
How many miles per second is her speed?
Answer 0.0025 mi/s
Step-by-Step Example
4. The average speed of one team in a relay race is about 10
miles per hour. What is this speed in feet per second?
1 We can use 1 mile = 5,280 feet, 1 hour = 60 minutes, and
1 minute = 60 seconds to convert the rates.
2
Multiply by distance and time unit ratios.
3 Divide out common units.
4 Simplify.
5 Simplify.
6 Simplify.
7 The relay team runs at an average speed of 14.7 feet
per second.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
A car travels at an average speed of 60 miles
per hour on a trip. What is the car’s speed in
feet per second?
Answer 88 ft/s
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
How did what you learned
today help you answer the
HOW can you show that
two objects are proportional?
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
How did what you learned
today help you answer the
HOW can you show that
two objects are proportional?
Sample answers:
• By finding unit ratios for customary and metric units of
measure
• By using dimensional analysis when converting rates
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
Explain how your
knowledge of unit rates
helped you to convert rates
using dimensional analysis.
Course 2, Lesson 1-3
