Thursday, March 28, 2013

Ratio and Proportion

Ratio

Ratio is the relation between two quantities of the same kind.

Proportion

In direct proportion, when the values of one quantity increases, the value of the other quantity also increases.
In inverse proportion, when the value of one increases, the other decreases.

Main points

If a : b = c : d, then a / b = c / d

a : b, then ka : kb ,where k is a constant.

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