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6–3FOOD You can buy 3 medium pizzas at The Pizza Placefor $18 or 5 medium pizzas for $30. Are these sellingrates proportional? Explain your reasoning.÷ 3÷ 5__ $183 pizzas =÷ 3__ $305 pizzas =÷ 5Since the unit rates are the same,, the rates areequivalent. So, the selling rates are proportional.Check Your Progress Determine if the quantities inthe pair of ratios or rates are proportional. Explain yourreasoning and express each proportional relationship asa proportion.a. 18 cookies for $6; 24 cookies for $8b. 16 students with 8 teachers; 30 students with 10 teachersc. FOOD At a farmer’s market, one farmer is selling 6pumpkins for $12. Another farmer is selling his pumpkins10 for $20. Are these selling rates proportional? Explain yourreasoning.Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.152 Math Connects, Course 1

6–3EXAMPLES Use Equivalent FractionsDetermine if the quantities in the pair of ratios or ratesare proportional. Explain your reasoning.5 laps swum in 8 minutes; 11 laps swum in 16 minutesWrite each ratio as a fraction.× 2 1_5____ 5 laps8 minutes 11 laps16 minutes× 2The numerator and the denominatorare not multiplied by the same number.So, the fractions are not equivalent.Since ≠ , the number of lapsswum is not proportional to the number of minutes.8 corrals with 56 horses; 4 corrals with 28 horses____ 8 corrals56 horses 4 corrals28 horsesThe numerator and the denominatorare divided by the same number.So, the fractions are equivalent.Copyright © Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.HOMEWORKASSIGNMENTPage(s):Exercises:Since = , the number of corralsis proportional to the number of horses.Check Your Progress Determine if the quantities inthe pair of ratios or rates are proportional. Explain yourreasoning.a. 2 classes taken in 5 hours; 8 classes taken in 15 hoursb. 10 cages with 25 birds; 2 cages with 5 birdsMath Connects, Course 1 153

6–3EXAMPLES Use Equivalent FractionsDetermine if the quantities in the pair of ratios or ratesare proportional. Explain your reasoning.5 laps swum in 8 minutes; 11 laps swum in 16 minutesWrite each ratio as a fraction.× 2 1_5____ 5 laps8 minutes 11 laps16 minutes× 2The numerator and the denominatorare not multiplied by the same number.So, the fractions are not equivalent.Since ≠ , the number of lapsswum is not proportional to the number of minutes.8 corrals with 56 horses; 4 corrals with 28 horses____ 8 corrals56 horses 4 corrals28 horsesThe numerator and the denominatorare divided by the same number.So, the fractions are equivalent.Copyright © Glencoe/<strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong>, a division of The <strong>McGraw</strong>-<strong>Hill</strong> Companies, Inc.HOMEWORKASSIGNMENTPage(s):Exercises:Since = , the number of corralsis proportional to the number of horses.Check Your Progress Determine if the quantities inthe pair of ratios or rates are proportional. Explain yourreasoning.a. 2 classes taken in 5 hours; 8 classes taken in 15 hoursb. 10 cages with 25 birds; 2 cages with 5 birdsMath Connects, Course 1 153

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