Year 11 · Mathematics · Lesson 23
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Ratio and Proportion — Express ratio and scale.
Grammar point
Ratio is spoken with til between the terms: tva til þri.
Vocabulary
hov
/hoːv/
ratio
skal
/skaːl/
scale
prosent
/proˈsent/
per hundred
voks
/voks/
to increase
fall
/falː/
to decrease
jamn
/jamn/
proportional
Examples
korn ok vatn tva til þri hov-a þar.
Grain to water is two to three.
vekt tin prosent voks-en rekord.
The weight rose ten per cent (recorded).
Drills
- Write six ratios from real quantities.
- Convert three ratios to percentages.