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#926 2013-03-30 01:30:37

mandy jane
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hi bobbym  mandy here do you now how to do ratio or not?

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#927 2013-03-30 01:35:16

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Hi Mandy;

Yes, I do but you already have a person helping you. If I interfere it might just confuse you. You see everybody has different ways of doing things. When you are learning you should not see too many different ways.


In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.

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#928 2013-03-30 01:38:48

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Hi bobbym mandy here thanks for your help it was helpful

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#929 2013-03-30 01:44:32

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Hi steveb mandy here.3 to 7 ratio scale it up to 100 tins

New total 100
               ----
Old total.   10. ( come from 3+7 )

So scaling factor = 100/10 = 10

I get this far then I get stuck?

Can you show me how to do the rest please?

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#930 2013-03-30 04:18:22

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The bit that you have done is correct. I was intending that you would then multiply this scaling factor by the two numbers in the ratio.

So   3 x 10 = 30
and  7 x 10 = 70

So for 100 tins you would have 30 yellow and 70 blue. A quick check would be 30 + 70 = 100 to see that it adds up to 100.
If percentages are needed then they would be 30% yellow and 70% blue.

Can you see what the answer would be for a total of only 50 tins of paint?

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#931 2013-03-30 04:28:55

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hi steveb the answer to 50 tins is

new total 50
              ----
old total   10

so scaling factor = 50/10 = 5

so 3 x 5 = 15
and 7 x 5 = 35
so for every 50 tins you would have 15 yellow and 35 blue

am i right?

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#932 2013-03-30 04:40:13

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Yes that is correct. Well done.

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#933 2013-03-30 04:41:31

mandy jane
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now what do you want me to do then?

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#934 2013-03-30 04:44:16

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hi bob bundy mandy here how do you think i am doing then? send message back please?

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#935 2013-03-30 04:45:04

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Right. With that same ratio of 3:7 what would the answer be for a total of 70 tins ?

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#936 2013-03-30 04:50:18

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is it the same as last on or not

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#937 2013-03-30 04:51:51

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The ratio is the same, but the total is different.

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#938 2013-03-30 04:54:43

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i am stuck on this one HELP ME?

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#939 2013-03-30 04:56:19

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Right. The thing that I am calling an old total is the same (3 + 7 = 10). However I have given you a different number for the
new total. The new total is 70. What is the scaling factor in this case ?

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#940 2013-03-30 05:01:51

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new 70
      ----
old   10

so scaling factor = 70/10 = 10
so 3 x 10 = 30
and 7 x 10 = 70

am i right so far ? i am stuck

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#941 2013-03-30 05:02:57

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No. You need to look back at the scaling factor bit. The answer to 70/10  is not 10.

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#942 2013-03-30 05:05:32

mandy jane
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is it 5 am i right?

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#943 2013-03-30 05:07:55

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No that is not correct. I think this is a times tables problem. 5 x 10 = 50 and 10 x 10 = 100 somewhere inbetween these two
guesses lies the answer. I don't want to simply tell you the answer because this is good practice for you.
Do you want to try again?

Last edited by SteveB (2013-03-30 05:08:47)

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#944 2013-03-30 05:11:33

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i will try again and send you my answer at 7.30pm tonight ok see you then buy for now?

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#945 2013-03-30 05:11:49

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Okay see you later.

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#946 2013-03-30 07:35:41

mandy jane
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Hi steveb mandy here i have tried to do that sum again but I can not work it out? Can you help me please?

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#947 2013-03-30 07:40:21

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There are two things here that you need to revise possibly:
(1) Times tables
(2) Division by 10 (and for that matter multiplying by 10)

70 divided by 10 is 7 

Each time you have a multiplication in the form: a x b = c
This means that  c / a = b
and also c / b = a
(We do need to take care to avoid divisions by zero here, but that is another story)

So here  7 x 10 = 70       70 / 10 = 7       70 / 7 = 10

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#948 2013-03-30 07:45:10

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Hi steveb mandy here i am still a bit confused with these need more practices ok? Send me some to try please?

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#949 2013-03-30 07:46:02

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Right let us try to finish off the question about the 70 tins of paint and how many we need of each colour.

So the scaling factor is 7. Can you finish the question off ?

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#950 2013-03-30 07:54:14

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I am still doing will be back soon with answer

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