1.8 Proportions word problems

Solve the proportion:

• 4
• 8
• 14
• 10

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

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

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

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.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

14 is 20% of what number?

• 70
• 65
• 75
• 20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Pranav took a trip to Jordan. Upon leaving he decided to convert all of his Dinars back into dollars. How many dollars did he receive if he exchanged 16 Dinars at a rate of 2 Dinars for every $3?

• $10.67 
• $22
• $24
• $20

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Find the distance between Johnstown and Georgetown if they are 9 in apart on a map with a scale of 3 in : 11 mi.

• 121 mi
• 28 mi 
• 33 mi 
• 26 mi 

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Emily's original painting has a width of 3 inches and a height of 4 inches. She enlarged the size of the painting so that it has a width of 15 inches. What is the new height?

Which of these proportions correctly represents the situation?

• $\frac{3\ in\ width}{4\ in\ height}=\frac{15\ in\ width}{x\ in\ height}$

• $\frac{3\ in\ width}{15\ in\ height}=\frac{4\ in\ width}{x\ in\ height}$

• $\frac{3\ in\ width}{5\ in\ height}=\frac{4\ in\ width}{15\ in\ height}$

• $\frac{3\ in\ width}{4\ in\ height}=\frac{x\ in\ height}{15\ in\ width}$

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

My baseball team won 3/5 of its games. If we lost 24 games, how many games did we win?

• 10

• 60

• 36

• 14

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

One liter (1 L) of soda contains 450 calories. How many calories are there in 0.25 L of soda?

• 112.5

• 1800

• 225

• 375.75

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Mr Delgado has red, green, and yellow paper clips. 50 percent of his paper clips are red, 30 percent are green, and the remaining 120 are yellow. How many paper clips does he have in total?

• 200

• 400

• 600

• 800

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C