Proportion Word Problems

A baby elephant that is 3 ft tall casts a

shadow that is 9 ft long. Find the height

of a baby giraffe that casts a 18 ft shadow.

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A map has a scale of 1 in : 14 mi. If

Riverside and Abbots Rise are 10 in apart

on the map, then how far apart are the real

cities?

• Apple

• 140

• Cheeseburger

• 14

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A 6 ft tall man standing next to a lawn

ornament casts a 18 ft shadow. If the lawn

ornament casts a shadow that is 12 ft long,

then how tall is it?

• 4

• 14

• 40

• 44

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A model giraffe is 5 in tall. If it was built

with a scale of 1 in : 2 ft, then how tall is

the real giraffe?

• 10 apples

• 10 feet

• 10 inches

• 100 yards

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A model car has a scale of 1 in : 3 ft. If

the model car is 4 in long, then how long

is the real car?

• 21 Ft

• 11 ft

• 12 ft

• 12 yards

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A particular train is 18 ft tall. A model of

it was built with a scale of 1 in : 3 ft. How

tall is the model?

• 54 in

• 12 in

• 2 in

• 6 in

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

If a 6 ft tall lawn ornament casts a 12 ft

long shadow, then how long is the shadow

that a 8 ft tall baby giraffe casts?

• 16 ft

• 160ft

• 160 shadow

• 16 shadows

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Find the distance between Clinton and

Yorkshire on a map with a scale of 1 in :

18 mi if they are actually 72 mi apart.

• 5 in

• 6 in

• 4 in

• 5 gorillas :)

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

A tent that is 10 ft tall casts a shadow that

is 5 ft long. Find the length of the shadow

that a 4 ft baby elephant casts.

• 2 ft

• 4 ft

• 2 peanuts

• 10 potatoes

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A model car is 4 in long. If it was built

with a scale of 1 in : 3 ft, then how long is

the real car?

• 12 ft

• 1 ft

• 3 ft

• 7 ft

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

CCSS.7.RP.A.2