Use proportional relationships to solve multistep ratio and percent problems.

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How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Percent Proportion?

Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! This tutorial shows you how to take a words problem and turn it into a percent proportion. Then see how to solve for the answer using the mean extremes property of proportions. Take a look!
How Do You Set Up a Proportion from a Word Problem?

Sometimes the hardest part of a word problem is figuring out how to turn the words into an equation you can solve. This tutorial let's you see the steps to take in order to turn a word problem involving a blueprint into a proportion. Take a look!
How Do You Use a Proportion to Find a Part of a Whole?

Taking a percent of a number? Trying to figure out the result? Use a percent proportion to solve! This tutorial will show you how!
How Do You Use the Formula for Simple Interest?

If you already have a bank account or if you plan to have one in the future, then this tutorial is a must see! Follow along as this tutorial goes through a word problem involving simple interest.
What is the Formula for Simple Interest?

Interest is found in a bunch of places: savings accounts, mortgages, loans, investments, credit cards, and more! Watch this tutorial and learn how to calculate simple interest!
How Do You Figure Out a Percent of Change?

Word problems allow you to see the real world uses of math! In this tutorial, learn how to calculate the percent of increase using the percent of change formula.
What's a Percent of Change?

Lots of things in this world change their value such as cars, video games, and computers. When something either increases or decreases in value, it can be useful to know the percent of that change in value. To figure out that percent, you'll need the percent of change formula. Learn it with this tutorial!
How Do You Figure Out How Much Something is Marked Down?

Going shopping? Is something you want on sale? Trying to figure out the sale price of that item? Follow along with this word problem and you'll see how to calculate that price!
How Do You Set Up a Percent Proportion from a Word Problem?

Sometimes the hardest part of a word problem is figuring out how to turn the words into an equation you can solve. This tutorial let's you see the steps to take in order to do just that! Take a look! You'll be glad you did!
How Do You Figure Out Sales Tax?

Going shopping can be tons of fun, but things can go sour when you get to the register and realize that the sales tax puts you over your budget. Always stay under budget by figuring out your total cost BEFORE you hit the check out. Watch this tutorial and learn how to calculate sales tax!
How Do You Use an Equation to Find a Part of a Whole?

Taking a percent of a number? Trying to figure out the result? Convert the percent to a decimal and multiply it by the number! This tutorial will show you how!
How Do You Solve a Proportion Using Cross Products?

Want to solve a percent proportion? Just use the means extremes property of proportions to cross multiply! Solve for the variable, and you have your answer! Learn how with this tutorial.
How Do You Use a Proportion to Find What Percent a Part is of a Whole?

A part is some percent of a whole. Trying to calculate the percent? Use a percent proportion to solve! This tutorial will show you how!
What's the Means-Extremes Property of Proportions?

The means-extremes property of proportions allows you to cross multiply, taking the product of the means and setting them equal to the product of the extremes. This property comes in handy when you're trying to solve a proportion. Watch this tutorial to learn more!
What are the Means and Extremes of Proportions?

A proportion is just an equation where two ratios are equal, and each piece of the proportion has a special name. This tutorial will teach you those names, and this will help you understand cross multiplication when you learn it later!
How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using a Proportion?

This tutorial provides a great real world application of math. You'll see how to use the scale from a blueprint of a house to help find the actual height of the house. This tutorial shows you how to use a proportion to solve!
How Do You Figure Out a Tip?

If you need to leave a tip at a restaurant, you can quickly estimate the amount in your head! This tutorial shows you how to use estimation and mental math to estimate a tip!
How Do You Estimate a Sale Price?

Sales are great, but how much are you really saving? This tutorial shows you how to estimate the sales price of an item.
How Do You Figure Out a Percent From a Part to Part Ratio?

Word problems and percents can be a fun combination! This tutorial shows you how to find the percent of something in a basket using ratios!
How Do You Figure Out a Percent From a Part to Whole Ratio?

If you want to find a percent in a word problem, you may be able to use a ratio to help you! This tutorial shows you how to do exactly that!
How Do You Solve a Proportion by Finding an Equivalent Ratio?

Trying to find a missing value in order to create a proportion with two ratios? Take the ratios in fraction form and identify their relationship. Use that relationship to find your missing value. This tutorial will show you how!
How Do You Solve a Proportion Using the Multiplication Property of Equality?

Trying to find a missing value in a ratio to create proportional ratios? You could use the multiplication property of equality! In this tutorial, see how to use this property to find a missing value in a ratio. Take a look!
How Do You Solve a Word Problem Using Ratios?

This tutorial shows you how to use a ratio to create equivalent ratios. Then, use a multiplier to find a missing value and solve the word problem. Take a look!
How Do You Figure Out the Price of a Marked Up Item?

The price of items is always changing. You've probably went to the store to buy an item and found that its price has been marked up. In this tutorial, learn how to figure out the new price of an item that was marked up. Take a look!
How Do You Figure Out Whether a Percent of Change is an Increase or a Decrease?

Word problems are a great way to see the real world applications of math! In this tutorial, you'll see how the percent of change can be found from the information given in a word problem. Check it out!