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Proportion & Rates

Rates compare two quantities — like miles per hour or grams per cm³.

Direct & inverse proportionSpeed, distance, timeDensityBest buys

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Speed

Speed = distance ÷ time. Cover it in a triangle: D on top, S and T below.

Density

Density = mass ÷ volume (g/cm³).

Inverse

If y is inversely proportional to x, xy stays the same.

Worked example

A car goes 150 km in 2.5 hours. Speed?

  1. 1Speed = distance ÷ time
  2. 2150 ÷ 2.5
  3. 3= 60 km/h ✅

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