Math Foundations
Choose the amount of colors and mix them to paint a room and solve the given problem using proportions.
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After completing this tutorial, you will be able to complete the following:
To find the missing value in a proportion, we can apply the Cross Product Property.
For example, If a equals the quantity of blue paint and b equals the quantity of red paint, a + b would equal the quantity of mixed paint. Let's assume that there are 5 gallons of blue paint used (a = 5) and 10 gallons of red paint used (b = 10). The total amount of mixed paint (a + b) would be 15. If we are asked how many gallons of blue paint would be needed if we had 30 gallons of mixed paint, we could find the answer by using the Cross Product Property.
The first and last terms of a proportion are called extremes. The middle terms are called the means.
The following key vocabulary terms will be used throughout this Activity Object:
Approximate Time | 25 Minutes |
Pre-requisite Concepts | equivalent fractions, proportions, ratios |
Course | Math Foundations |
Type of Tutorial | Concept Development |
Key Vocabulary | decimal, fraction, percent |