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Mathematics (Grade 7)

Ratio and Proportional Relationships

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Ratio and Proportional Relationships: Real-World Proportional Situations

Solving Multi-Step Proportional Problems

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Solving Multi-Step Proportional Problems

Introduction

Some proportional relationships are easy to solve in one step, but many real-world situations require multiple steps. Multi-step proportional problems involve u...

Transcript

A family of 20 people is planning a 300-mile road trip and needs to know how many cars to rent and how much gas they will need.

This is a multi-step proportional problem because it requires multiple linked steps of proportional reasoning.

To calculate the number of cars required to transport 20 people with a capacity of 5 people pe...