Proportions with word problems

Mrs. Sparks has been craving smoothies lately. She buys a 20oz chocolate smoothie for $7. Mrs. Jones also buys a 17oz chocolate smoothie. How much is Mrs. Jones smoothie?

• $5.95

• $6

• 8.24

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Ms. Hensley's family owns a green bean farm. If Ms. Hensley can grow 225 bushels in 3 acres, how many bushels can she grow in 9.6 acres?

• 720 bushels

• 675 bushels

• 75 bushels

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Finley and Cooper are wanting to go to Skyzone. Finley pays $53.75 for 5 hours. How much will Cooper pay for 3 hours?

• $32.25

• $89.53

• 26.88

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.B.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

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

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

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer. On a street with 60 homes, how many computers would you expect to have?

• 39 Computers
• 4.3 Homes
• 39 Homes
• 4.3 Computers

Tags

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A cashier at the grocery store rung up 2 customers in 8 minutes. At this rate, how many customers can he ring up in 30 minutes?

• 16 customers

• 10.5 customers

• 7.5 customers

• 14 customers

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. How many pounds of granola can Will buy for $10

• 8 pounds
• 7 pounds
• 6 pounds
• 9 pounds

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Jasmine bought 32 kiwi fruit for $16. How many kiwi can he buy if she has $4?

• 4

• 8

• 2

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

The ratio of cups of sugar to cups of flour needed to bake cookies is 1:5. If Myesha uses 25 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 125 cups
• 5 cups
• 15 cups
• 10 cups