Proportion Word Problems Review

The ratio of boys to girls in history class is 4 to 5. How many girls are in the class if there are 12 boys in the class?

• 12 girls
• 15 girls
• 5.3 girls
• 27 girls

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A factory produces 6 motorcycles in 9 hours. Determine how many hours it takes to produce 16 motorcycles at this rate.

• 2.6 hours
• 27 hours
• 24 hours
• 26 hours

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Alejandro read 4 pages in a book in 6 minutes. How long would you expect him to take to read 6 pages at this rate?

• 9 minutes
• 1.5 minutes
• 8 minutes
• 24 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

A recipe that will make 3 pies calls for 7 cups of flour. Determine how many pies can be made with 28 cups of flour.

• 40 pies
• 4 pies
• 12 pies
• 10 pies

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CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Sara can type 90 words in 4 minutes. About how many words would you expect her to type in 10 minutes at this rate?

• 900 words
• 180 words
• 225 words
• 360 words

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

The Lakewood Wildcats won 5 of their first 7 games this year. There are 28 games in the season. About how many games would you expect the Wildcats to win this season?

• 20 games
• 35 games
• 2 games
• 4 games

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Two slices of Dan’s Famous Pizza have 230
Calories. How many Calories would you expect to be in 5 slices of the same pizza?

• 2.5 calories
• 575 calories
• 250 calories
• 460 calories

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Grant paid $12 for 4 baseball card packs. How many baseball card packs can he purchase for $21?

• 3 packs
• 7 packs
• 13 packs
• 36 packs

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Elle's volleyball team wins 9 sets for every 2 sets they lose. If they play 99 sets, how many will they lose?

• 9 sets
• 11 sets
• 18 sets
• 22 sets

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Cookie Monster makes the perfect cookies. He uses 2 cups of chocolate chips for every 3 dozen cookies. If he makes 54 cookies, how many cups of chocolate chips does he need?

• 3 cups
• 16 cups
• 32 cups
• 48 cups

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3