How to find the Missing Term in a Proportion

1. How to Find the
Missing Term in
a
Proportion

2. Compare the following fractions. Use cross
multiplication, then compare using > , < . or
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6. Let each group have a bunch of broken hearts to find its match by
forming a proportion. The first group to match all the hearts wins the
game.

7. How do you help your parents at
home during weekends?

8. During weekends, Andy helps
his mother sell buko juice. For
every buko, Andy adds 4 liters
of water. How many liters of
water does he need for 3 bukos
so that the taste will be the
same?

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13. Complete the sentences.
1.Ten books is to 5 pupils as ____
books is to 15 pupils.
2.Three bananas for Php 4.00 as 12
bananas for _______.
3.Seven scouts to a tent as 42 scouts
to _____ tents.
4.14 girls to 5 boys as 28 girls to _____
boys.
5.3 batteries for 1 flashlight as _____
batteries to 4 flashlights.

14. Group Activity
Mathyaga – 4 is to 12 as 5 is to _____.
Mathlinis – what number compared to 10 is the
same as compared to 5?
Mathinik – Sarah can type 90 words in 4
minutes. How many words would you expect
her to type in 10 minutes?
Mathalino – A recipe that will make 3 pies calls
for 7 cups of flour. Write a proportion and solve
it to find how many pies can be made with
28 cups of flour?
Mathgaling – For every 8 mango trees in the
orchard, there are 4 star apple trees. If there
are 1320 trees, how many trees of each kind
are there?

15. What is proportion?
How do we find the
missing term?

16. Find the missing term.
1. 4.
2. 5.
3.
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