The lengths of the rectangles are 7 and 12 respectively. Form the ratio 7/12. The widths of the rects. are x and 5 respectively. Form the ratio x/5. Now equate these two ratios:
7 x
--- = ---
12 5
Solve this for x. One way to do this would be to cross-multiply, obtaining 12x = 35, and solving this result for x. x will be a fraction. Write the numerator and denominator in the boxes given.
Answer:
Proportion of games an NFL team wins.
Proportion of defective products in a shipment.
Proportion of voters of a certain candidate in an election.
Step-by-step explanation:
Proportion is a relationship between measures.
Examples in real life are:
Proportion of games an NFL team wins.
For example, this past regular season, the Buffalo Bills won 13 games out of 16, so the proportion of games won by the Bills is 13/16 = 0.8125.
Other possible examples are:
Proportion of defective products in a shipment.
Proportion of voters of a certain candidate in an election.
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volume of the rectangular prism = base area * height
base area = length * breadth
volume of the rectangular prism = length * breadth * height
volume of the rectangular prism = 5*8*2 = 80 inches ^3
volume of taken up by the eraser = 5.5 inches^3
volume that is not take-up by the eraser = 80-5.5 = 74.5 inches^3
