A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
15
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
15
h = 45 inches
A toy company wants to make an action
figure of a super hero that is 75 inches tall. If
the ratio of the action figure to the super hero
is to be 3:5, how tall should the action figure
be?
15
h = 45 inches
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
142 ft., 5 in.
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
142 ft., 5 in.
= 142 • 12 + 5
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
142 ft., 5 in.
= 142 • 12 + 5
= 1704 + 5
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
142 ft., 5 in.
= 142 • 12 + 5
= 1704 + 5
= 1709 inches
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
h = 6665.1 inches
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
h = 6665.1 inches
h = 555.425 feet
The Washington Monument in Washington,
D.C., casts a shadow that is 142 ft., 5 in. long
at the same time a person who is 156 cm tall
casts a shadow that is 40 cm long. How tall is
the Washington Monument?
h = 6665.1 inches
h = 555.425 feet
The Washington Monument is about 555 feet tall.
3 cm
Polygons that have corresponding angles with
equal measures have corresponding sides that
are proportional. They are called similar
polygons. Below are two similar trapezoids.
Find the lengths of the sides that are now
labeled with variables.
7.5 cm
c
a
cm
6
d
8 cm
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
a = 4 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
8 cm
a = 4 cm
6
cm
d
12 cm
c = 5 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
d = 4.5 cm
7.5 cm
c
3 cm
a
6
cm
8 cm
a = 4 cm
c = 5 cm
d
12 cm
d = 4.5 cm
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
a = 169 students
A school has 260 students. Sixty-five percent
of those students are above average. How
many students are above average?
a = 169 students
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
s = 47.61904762. . .
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
s = 47.61904762. . .
For a game a basketball team took 42 shots
and made 20 of them. What was the shooting
percentage of the team for that game?
s = 47.61904762. . .