Pizzas, Trains and Proportional Reasoning Andrew Carucci – [email protected] Kyle Erlandson – [email protected] Freedom Tower is due to be completed by the end of 2012. Right now it stands at 1,026 feet, which is 75% of its final height. How tall will Freedom Tower be when completed? Linear Proportions A personal 6-inch pizza costs $3.79 A medium 12-inch pizza costs $10.99 Which is the better buy? Two 6-inch pizzas for $7.58 or one 12-inch pizza for $10.99? Area Proportions 6 Inche s 12 Inches Volume Proportions A scale model of the train below weighs 14 ounces. The actual train weighs 250,000 pounds. Which would proportionally weigh more? Giant Spiders Can’t Exi

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Pizzas, Trains and Proportional ReasoningAndrew Carucci – [email protected] Kyle Erlandson – [email protected]

Freedom Tower is due to be completed by the end of 2012. Right now it stands at 1,026 feet, which is 75% of its final height. How tall will Freedom Tower be when completed?

Linear Proportions

A personal 6-inch pizza costs $3.79A medium 12-inch pizza costs $10.99Which is the better buy?Two 6-inch pizzas for $7.58 or one 12-inch pizza for $10.99?

Area Proportions

6 Inches

12 Inches

Volume Proportions

A scale model of the train below weighs 14 ounces. The actual train weighs 250,000

pounds. Which would proportionally weigh more?

Giant Spiders Can’t Exist!