harmonious relation of parts to each other or the whole: proportion, symmetry. 2a: proper or equal share individually did her proportion of the work. b: quota, percentage. 3: the connection of one part to another or the entirety concerning magnitude, amount, or degree: ratio. 4: size entry 1, dimension.
The Procedure for Percent Proportion is Parts /whole = percent/100. This procedure can be used to find the percent of a given ratio and to find the missing value of a part or an entirety.
A proportion is usually written as two identical fractions. For example: Notice that the equation has a ratio on each side of the identical sign. Each ratio resembles the same units, inches and feet, and the ratios are equivalent because the units are compatible, and equivalent.
