Alright, well let's see..
An example of a proportion would be: 1/3 = 2/6
Therefore, you are kind of adding them together to make them equal to one another.
1/2 = 2/4
1) Karl raised ducks for a living. He has 80 male ducks and 65 female ducks. If he sells 35 ducks, what is the percent of all the duck that he will sell??
2) Mr. Rono, a salesman, sold a television for $10,500. He was given 15% of the selling price of the television set. How much was his commission?
3) How do u exactly get the proportion and the percentage? And are the two things different?
Answers:
definition:
ratio = part/whole
proportion is the ratio
proportion = ratio = part/whole
percentage = (ratio * 100) %
proportion and the percentage mean almost the same thing, but are expressed in different ways.
1. example:
male duck = 80
femal duck = 65
so, total (or, whole) = 80 + 65 = 145
ducks sold (or part) = 35
Proportion of ducks sold =
ratio = part/whole = 35/145 = 0.2414
percentage of duck sold = (ratio * 100) %
= (0.2414 * 100) %
= 24.14 %
2.
tip:
15% means 15 /100, so 15% = 15/100
selling price = 10500
commision = 15% of (selling price)
means
commision = (15/100) of (selling price)
commision = (15 /100) * (selling price)
commision= (.15) * (10500)
commision= 1,575
I hope I helped, and have a wonderful day.
