Use the four-step plan to solve each problem.
1. A comic book store took in $2,700 in sales of first editions during November.
December sales of first editions are expected to be double that amount. If
the first editions are sold for $75 each, how many first editions are expected
to be sold in December?
2. Nolan is selling coupon books to raise money for a class trip. The cost of the
trip is $400, and the profit from each coupon book is $15. How many
coupon books does Nolan need to sell to earn enough money to go on the
class trip?
3. Porter’s Café made a $6,000 profit during January. Ms. Porter expects
profits to increase $500 per month. In what month can Ms. Porter expect her
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profit to be 3 greater than his January profit?
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
ANSWERS
1. 72
2. 27 coupon books
3. May
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
HOW can you show that
two objects are
proportional?
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
• To determine whether two
quantities are proportional
by graphing them on a
coordinate plane
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
•coordinate plane
•quadrants
•ordered pair
•x-coordinate
•y-coordinate
•y-axis
•origin
•x-axis
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Step-by-Step Example
1. The slowest mammal on Earth is the tree sloth. It moves at a speed
of 6 feet per minute. Determine whether the number of feet the sloth
moves is proportional to the number of minutes it moves by
graphing on the coordinate plane. Explain your reasoning.
1 Make a table to find the number of feet walked
for 0, 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes.
2 Graph the ordered pairs
(time, distance) on the
coordinate plane. Then
connect the ordered pairs.
3 The line passes through the origin and is a straight line. So,
the number of feet traveled is proportional to the
number of minutes.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
A hot air balloon is at 140 feet and descends 20 feet per minute.
Determine whether the height of the hot air balloon is proportional
to the number of minutes. Explain your reasoning.
Answer The height of the hot
air balloon is not
proportional to the
number of minutes
because the graph
does not pass through
the origin.
Step-by-Step Example
2. The cost of renting video games from Games
Inc. is shown in the table. Determine whether
the cost is proportional to the number of
games rented by graphing on the coordinate
plane. Explain your reasoning.
1
Write the two quantities as ordered pairs
(number of games, cost).
2 The ordered pairs are (1, 3), (2, 5), (3, 7), and (4, 9).
3 Graph the ordered pairs on the coordinate
plane. Then connect the ordered pairs and
extend the line to the y-axis.
4 The line does not pass through the origin. So,
the cost of the video games is not proportional
to the number of games rented.
5 Check The ratios are not constant.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
The table shows the number of seconds and the number of times a
ride at an amusement park rotates. Determine whether the number
of rotations is proportional to the number of seconds by graphing
on the coordinate plane. Explain your reasoning.
Answer
The number of rotations is not proportional to the
number of seconds because the graph is not a
straight line.
Step-by-Step Example
3. Which batting cage represents a proportional
relationship between the number of pitches
thrown and the cost? Explain.
1 The graph for Softball Plus is a
straight line, but it does not pass
through the origin. So, the
relationship is not proportional.
2 The graph for the Fun Center is a straight line
through the origin. So, the relationship between
the number of the pitches thrown and the cost is
proportional.
Need Another Example?
Need Another Example?
Which person represents a proportional relationship
between the time and the number of levels passed?
Explain.
Answer
Morgan’s; The graph is a straight line
through the origin.
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
How did what you learned
today help you answer the
HOW can you show that
two objects are proportional?
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
How did what you learned
today help you answer the
HOW can you show that
two objects are proportional?
Sample answers:
• By recognizing that the graph of a proportional
relationship is a straight line that passes through the
origin
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
Ratios and Proportional
Relationships
Describe how you can tell
whether a relationship
between two quantities
is proportional.
Course 2, Lesson 1-5
