Solving proportional problems

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs. Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats.

• c=15

• c=18

• c=21

• c=16

Josh bought a pizza with eight slices of pizza for $12. What is the cost of a slice of pizza?

• $12
• $1.50
• $3
• $1

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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

Tags

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

 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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A fence post that is 2 meters tall casts a shadow 5 meters long.  At the same time a tree casts a shadow 108 meters.  How tall is the tree?

• 33.2 meters
• 332 meters
• 43.2 meters
• 432 meters

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Just For Feet has 512 boxes of shoes on 8 equal size shelves. How many boxes of shoes will there be on 1 shelf?

• 64 shoes

• 64 shelves

• 512 shoes

• 512 shelves