Practical Problem: Gas and Oil Mixture
A a two-cycle engine runs on a mixture of oil and gas. A practical problem involves determining how many ounces of oil to add to a gallon of gas to get the right mixture. The problem is solving with proportion.
Subject: unit
Transcript: SMALL CONTAINERS AND IS MEASURED IN OUNCES. TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, WE'LL HAVE TO MAKE SURE WE MEASURE GAS AND OIL IN THE SAME UNITS. SO WE'LL CONVERT
Practical Problem: Threshold Weight
Direct variation is used in a practical problem to find the threshold weight for men of different heights.
Subject: unit
Transcript: POUNDS. DALE IS 5 FEET 10 INCHES AND WEIGHS 180 POUNDS. JOHN IS 5 FEET 5 INCHES AND WEIGHS 150 POUNDS. BEFORE YOU START, BE CAREFUL WITH THE UNITS HERE. WE
Business Discount, The
How businesses make a profit. Discusses the advantages of cash discounts to the sellers as well as the buyer.
Subject: unit
Transcript: THE INVOICE THAT THE BUYER HAS PURCHASED 24 CASES AT A NET UNIT PRICE OF $26.50 PER CASE. THAT MAKES THE EXTENSION, THE PRICE OF ALL OF A SINGLE ITEM
Using Proportion to Find Real Lengths from Scale Lengths
A specific formula is developed to solve a practical problem of converting scale length to real length in a scale drawing.
Subject: unit