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6–2BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY (pages 144–145)ortwo related quantities bythe same number is called scaling.EXAMPLE Use ScalingCLOTHING Coco used 12 yardsof fabric to make 9 blouses.Use the ratio table to find thenumber of blouses she couldmake with 20 yards of fabric.Yards ofFabricNumber ofBlouses12 209 There is no whole number by which you can multiply 12 to get20. So, scale back to 4 and then scale forward to 20.÷ 3 × 5Yards ofFabricNumber ofBlouses12 209÷ 3 × 5Divide each quantity by acommon factor, 3.Then, since 4 × 5 = 20,multiply each quantity by 5.So, Coco could makewith 20 yards of fabric.HOMEWORKASSIGNMENTPage(s):Exercises:Check Your Progress PAINT Mrs. Wallace ordered 8bottles of paint for 18 students. Use the ratio table to findthe number of bottles of paint she would need to order for27 students.Number ofStudentsBottles ofPaint18 278Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.150 Math Connects, Course 1