Solving Ratio, Proportion, and Percent Story Problems

A 12-ounce bottle of shampoo lasts Enrique 16 weeks. How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 Weeks
• 24-ounce bottle
• 10.6 Weeks
• 10.6-ounce bottle

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The waiting time to ride a roller coaster is 20 minutes when 150 people are in line. How long is the waiting time when 240 people are in line?

• 32 People
• 32 Min.
• 12.5 Min.
• 12.5 People

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Just For Feet has 3,115 boxes of shoes on 38 equal size shelves.  If they plan on adding 9 more shelves of the same size, how many more boxes of shoes will they be able to hold?

• 737 shoes
• 737 shelves
• 738 shoes
• 738 shelves

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

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

Just For Feet has 3,115 boxes of shoes on 38 equal size shelves.  If they plan on adding 9 more shelves of the same size, how many more boxes of shoes will they be able to hold?

• 737 shoes
• 737 shelves
• 738 shoes
• 738 shelves

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CCSS.4.OA.A.3

A baseball pitcher won 80% of the games he pitched. If he pitched 35 ballgames, how many games did he win?

• 28 games

• 50 games

• 35 games

• 30 games

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

The Royals softball team played 75 games and won 55 of

them. What percent of the games did they lose? (round to

the nearest tenth)

• 70%

• 60%

• 73.3%

• 75.3%

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Manuel found a wrecked Trans-Am that he could fix. He

bought the car for 65% of the original price of $7200.

What did he pay for the car? (Round to nearest dollar)

• $4680

• $4000

• $4500

• $1

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Jeff ran 6 miles in 4 hours. At this rate, how many miles will he run in 6 hours?

• 9 miles
• 4 miles
• 6 miles
• 36 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3