Proportions word Problems

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

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

• 15 pizzas
• 252 sticks
• 18 sticks
• 18 pizzas

A car travels 420 miles in 8 hours.  If the car continues at the same rate, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 630 miles
• 630 hours
• 600 miles
• 540 hours

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

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20
• x = 12
• x = 5
• x = 4

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

20 Fuji apples cost $12. How many Fuji apples can you buy for $3?

• 8
• 7
• 5
• 1

A 8 ft tall tent standing next to a lawn ornament casts a 4 ft shadow. If the lawn ornament is 6 ft tall, then how long is its shadow?

• 3 ft 
• 16 ft
• 12 ft 
• 2 ft 

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Fairview and Rockville are 104 km from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 km?

• 7 cm 
• 1352 cm 
• 8 cm 
• 4 cm 

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

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