Solving Proportions and Ratio Practice #1

In an animal shelter, the ratio of cats to dogs is 3 to 5. If there are a total of 25 dogs at the shelter, how many cats do they have?

• 15
• 18
• 21
• 32

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Pat needs 14 sticks of pepperoni to make 28 pizzas.  How many sticks of pepperoni are needed to make 36 pizzas?  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A bird flies 35 meters in 10 seconds.  If it keeps flying at the same rate, how long will it take it to fly 14 more meters?  

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Contestants in a dance-a-thon rest for the same amount of time every hour.  A couple rest for 25 minutes in 5 hours.  How many minutes did they rest in 8 hours?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a certain apartment building, the ratio of tenants to cars is 3:5. If there are 30 tenants, how many cars are there?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Jose swims 3 laps in a pool every 2 minutes. How many minites would it take him to swim 27 laps?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Choose a ratio that compares the number of loaves of wheat bread to rye bread when you have 7 loaves of rye bread and 12 loaves of wheat

• 12: 7
• 7:12
• 19:2
• 7:19

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

In the computer lab, there are 1 PC for every 5 Mac computers. If the computer lab has a total of 24 computers, how many are Mac?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In a bag of Jolly Ranchers, the ratio of blue to red is 3 to 4.  If I have a TOTAL of 56 Jolly Ranchers, how many of them are blue?  Set up a proportion to solve.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3