Proportion Word Problems

The ratio of cups of sugar to cups of flour needed to bake cookies is 1:5. If Myesha uses 25 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 125 cups
• 5 cups
• 15 cups
• 10 cups

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A 12-ounce bottle of shampoo lasts Enrique 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 Weeks
• 24-ounce bottle
• 10.6 Weeks
• 10.6-ounce bottle

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer. On a street with 60 homes, how many computers would you expect to have?

• 39 Computers
• 4.3 Homes
• 39 Homes
• 4.3 Computers

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. In a drawing, the width is 9 in. Identify the length on the drawing. 

• 7 in
• 9 in
• 12 in
• 14 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A model of a car is 3 in wide and 2 in tall.  The actual car is 4 ft wide, how tall would it be? 

• 3.5
• 4
• 5
• 2.6

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?

• 97.5 inches
• 30.6 inches
• 41.56 inches
• 43.33 inches

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. How many pounds of granola can Will buy for $10

• 8 pounds
• 7 pounds
• 6 pounds
• 9 pounds

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Jessica was planning a trip to Jamaica. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is one Jamaican dollar for 0.5 US dollars. How much Jamaican money would she get if she exchanged $28?

• $56
• $14
• $5.60
• $140

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km
• 216 km 
• 33 km
• 192 km

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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.2A