Ms. Garcia Math
	Proportion	Show/Hide
	A statement that two ratios are equal
	The following proportion can be stated as: "a is to b as c is to d." This can also be written in frational form as a/b=c/d
	Cross Product	Show/Hide
	The product of the numerator of one fraction and the denominator of the other fraction.
	To be a proportion the cross products must be equal
	Ex. The ratio of dogs to cats is 3 to 2. If there are 10 cats, how many dogs are there?
	Similar figures	Show/Hide
	When two figures are similar, the ratios of the lengths of their corresponding sides are equal.
	Scale factor	Show/Hide
		Is the ratio of the two respective sides of two similar figures