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Mathematics (Grade 7)

Ratio and Proportional Relationships

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Ratio and Proportional Relationships: Introduction to Proportional Relationships

What makes a relationship proportional?

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What Makes a Relationship Proportional?
Introduction

Some relationships between quantities follow a predictable pattern, while others do not. Understanding what makes a relationship proportional helps find out whet...

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You’re making fruit punch, and the recipe instructs you to mix 1 glass of fruit juice concentrate with 3 glasses of water.

If you double the recipe, mix 2 glasses of concentrate with 6 glasses of water. If you triple the recipe, mix 3 glasses of concentrate with 9 glasses of water.

The punch tastes the same each time because the rela...

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