Proportions Practical Problems

Mrs. Baltazar's car used 2.2 gallons of gasoline this week. She drove a total of 37.9 miles. If the car got the same gas mileage for the entire trip, how many miles did the car travel for each gallon of gasoline?

• 12.68 miles
• 17.23 miles
• 19.0 miles
• 40.1 miles

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Jacob bought 5 bottles of orange juice at a market. Each bottle cost $2.43. How much did the orange juice cost all together?

• $7.43
• $10.05
• $12.15
• $20.05

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

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.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.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

Solve the proportion.

• k=5
• k=3.3333333
• k=60
• k=90

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

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

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.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Solve.

• 3
• 15
• 20
• 10

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

 if there are 5 boys for every 7 girls in math class, how many boys are there if there are 35 girls?

• 20
• 25
• 30
• 35

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B