7-4 Proportions

The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 7 to 8. If he attempted 24 passes, how many did he complete?

• 21 passes

• 8 passes

• 3 passes

• 27 passes

It takes Emma 18 minutes to type and spell check 14 pages of manuscript. How long will it take her to type and spell check 77 pages?

• 18 minutes

• 99 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 1,386 minutes

Solve the proportion below:

• 3

• 24

• 21

• 12

Solve the proportion below:

• 42

• 6

• 2

• 28

The class has 12 girls and 16 boys. What is the ratio of total students to boys? (simplest form)

• 28/16

• 7/4

• 16/28

• 12/16

If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute?

• 102 words per minute

• 100 words per minute

• 400 words per minute

• 412 words per minute

I paid $15.00 for 6 gallons of gasoline.
What was the price PER gallon?

• $0.40

• $9.00

• $2.50

• $0.90

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

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

What is a proportion?

• When two ratios can be simplified

• When two ratios are equivalent and show the same value

• When two ratios have the exact same numbers

• When two ratios can be multiplied by 2