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Civil Service Exam (Professional) Numerical Ability — Ratio, Proportion & PercentageConcept Map

A visual overview of Ratio, Proportion & Percentage (Civil Service Exam (Professional) Numerical Ability) — useful before you start the chapter and again when you revise it.

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Ratio, Proportion & Percentage - Concept Map

Ratio, Proportion & Percentage

Related concepts

Ratio

Sub concepts

  • Basic ratio definition
  • Expressing ratios
  • Simplifying ratios
  • Converting mixed numbers to ratios
  • Three-term ratios

Relationship to central

fundamental building block

Proportion

Sub concepts

  • Cross multiplication
  • Finding unknown terms
  • Direct proportion
  • Rate and speed problems
  • Scale and measurement

Relationship to central

application of ratio equality

Percentage

Sub concepts

  • Finding rate or percentage
  • Finding base or original value
  • Discount and markup
  • Tax calculations
  • Profit and loss
  • Depreciation

Relationship to central

special ratio with base 100

Word Problems

Sub concepts

  • Student surveys
  • Shopping and commerce
  • Transportation problems
  • Financial calculations
  • School enrollment scenarios

Relationship to central

real-world applications

Concept connections

  • RatioProportionProportion is equality of two ratios
  • RatioPercentagePercentage is a ratio with denominator 100
  • ProportionCross MultiplicationCross multiplication solves proportion equations
  • PercentageDecimal ConversionPercentages convert to decimals for calculations
  • Word ProblemsAll ConceptsReal-world applications require all three concepts
  • Finding RateSurvey ProblemsSurveys often require calculating rates and percentages
  • Finding BaseOriginal Price ProblemsFinding original prices from discounted amounts
  • Profit CalculationsDepreciationBoth involve comparing new and original values
  • Tax CalculationsDiscount CalculationsSimilar formulas but opposite operations
  • Three-term RatiosComplex ProportionsMulti-variable proportion problems

Diagrams

Complete Concept Map: Ratio, Proportion & Percentage

Comprehensive mind map showing all key concepts, their relationships, and subcategories in the chapter

Problem-Solving Process for Proportion Problems

Step-by-step flowchart for solving proportion word problems systematically

Percentage Problem Classification and Solution Method

Decision tree for identifying and solving different types of percentage problems

Distribution of Problem Types in Civil Service Exams

Shows the relative frequency of different problem types typically encountered in Philippine civil service examinations

Ratio, Proportion & Percentage is chapter 4 of 9 in the Numerical Ability part of Super Tutor's Civil Service Exam (Professional) review. The Career Service Examination — Professional Level is given by Civil Service Commission (CSC); its dates, format and passing rules are on the Civil Service Exam (Professional) page. See the Civil Service Exam (Professional) guide.

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