Ratio and Proportion

A jar of peaches weighs 13 ounces. There are 16 jars in a crate. How many ounces does a crate weigh?

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CCSS.3.MD.A.2

Betelgeuse drove 343 miles the first day of her trip. How many days will it take her to drive the remaining 1,200 miles if she continues at the same rate?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

A 6-pound ham will serve 14 people. How many people will a 9-pound ham serve? Set up a proportion and solve.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A fine fabric was selling for P10.50 a yard. Joni bought 2 1/3 yards. How much did she spend?

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A doctor’s orders are to give his patient 250 milligrams of a pain-relieving medication. If there are 50 milligrams in a capsule, then how many capsules should the patient take?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

You have 18 days to complete your math prescription in order to retake the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE). You’ve noticed that it takes you 2 days to finish 7 modules, but there are still 24 modules left to do. How many days will it take to finish?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The next-door neighbors are spending 10 hours a week maintaining their ½ acre property. You are thinking about landscaping your own property in exactly the same way, but it is a 1/3 acre lot. How many hours per week will you have to spend maintaining your property?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

A piece of stone on Planet Y weighs seven pounds, but on Earth it weighs only 4 pounds. What would a 130-pound Earthling weigh on Planet Y?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

How many properties of proportion did we discuss?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3