Proportional Word Problems

Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.NS.A.2

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A scale drawing of a billboard uses the scale 4 cm:9 ft. The length of the billboard in the drawing is 11 cm. How long is the actual billboard?

• 13 ft
• 20.75 ft
• 24.75 ft
• 22 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

Solve the proportion.

• k=5
• k=3.3333333
• k=60
• k=90

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

In your class 6 students out of 30 students are left-handed. What percent of students are left-handed?

• 18%
• 20%
• 5%
• 60%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The Rangers are projected to win 70% of their games this year.  If they play 190 games, how many games should they win?  

• 150
• 133
• 120
• 183

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A cake recipe calls for 1.5 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. Seth made a mistake and used 5 cups of flour. How many cups of milk should he use to keep the proportions correct?

• 2.5 cups milk
• 1.75 cups milk
• 2 cups flour
• 2.25 cups milk

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480
• 1960
• 84
• 25

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Madi took a test.  Out of 12 questions, she answered nine correctly.  What percent of the questions did she get correct?

• 9%
• 50%
• 75%
• 80%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Solve for X.

• 2 ft
• 3 ft
• 4 ft
• 6 ft

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CCSS.7.EE.B.4

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8