Ratio Proportions vs. Percent Proportions

A machine can pack 70 boxes of spaghetti in 5 minutes. At this rate, how many boxes can they pack in 8 minutes.

• 35 boxes
• 14 boxes
• 112 boxes
• 560 boxes

10 students got detention and 15 did not. What is the percent of the students are serving detention?

• 33.3333%

• 60%

• 40%

• 62.5%

A student made an 84% on a test with 25 questions. What is the number of questions that the student answered correctly?

• 21 questions

• 22 qestions

• 23 questions

• 24 questions

Mrs. Nuckels used 3 cups of flour to make 60 cookies.  How many cups of flour did she use to make 90 cookies?

• 6 c.
• 30 c.
• 4 1/2 c.
• 5 c.

Joe and Pete surveyed a group of students and found that 20% like Takis. If 60 students like Takis, how many did they survey?

• 300

• 240

• 60

• 600

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

• 8
• 15
• 40
• 29

If Justin can type 408 words in 4 minutes, how many words can he type per minute?

• 102 words per minute
• 100 words per minute
• 400 words per minute
• 412 words per minute

Martin's class has 28 students in it. 25% of those students are home sick today. How many students are home sick?

• 4 students

• 7 students

• 11 students

• 13 students

Mr. Foster drove 160 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the distance he can travel in 6 hours?

• 540
• 48
• 480
• 54

There are 35 boys out for football. This is about 5% of the total enrollment. How many total kids are in the school?

• 30

• 350

• 700

• 1235