Section 2

Try This 4

 

There are fun ways to use tables and proportions.

1. Here’s a simple puzzle related to proportions and tables. Can you find a solution? Can you find more than one solution?
   
   Fill in the squares with the numbers 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
   
   
   • Each number can be used only once.
     
     
   • The sums of the rows have to be in the proportion 1:2:3.
     
     
   • The sums of the columns have to be in the proportion 1:2:3.
     
     
     
2. Can you complete the following table? How many ways can you complete the table in a logical way?
   
   

   1	7
   2	11
   3	13
   4

Save your responses to your course folder.

 

Share 2

 

Share your solution from question 2 of Try This 4 with a couple of other students. Did you all think the same way? If not, how did your ideas differ?