Tag Archives: proportion

Proportion in Context

Get the PowerPoint here As promised, here is a proportion in context lesson. Starts with just naming the type of proportion. I love the ‘buy-one-get-one-free’ example I came up with. I tend to teach direct, then indirect, then finish with these in context problems. I encourage solving both through algebraic methods and using something like… Read More »

Vary and Twist: Proportion

I’m going to call these Vary and Twist. Section A is some variation practice. Here’s my thinking behind the variations: Simple example Context change, numbers stay the same OK. Now double what we require. answer doubles Amount needed triples, answer triples. Also 6 x first one We’ve doubled the number of pens in the first… Read More »