Proportions

Solve for a

• 29/12
• 41/12
• 107/12
• 13

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?

• $30
• $20
• $60
• $10

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480
• 1960
• 84
• 25

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.EE.C.9

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Write and solve a proportion for this scenario.

If Shane can bake 120 dozen cookies in five days, how many days would it take to bake 800 dozen cookies?

• about 34 days

• about 30 days

• about 12 days

• about 7 days

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Write and solve a proportion for this scenario.

Marin can write 4 pages of her novel in 22 minutes. If she keeps that pace, how long would it take to write 200 pages?

• 1100 minutes

• 36 minutes

• 1192 minutes

• 898 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

Hunter buys 36 baseball cards for $18. How many baseball cards can Troy buy if he has $9?

• 18 baseball cards

• 4 baseball cards

• 24 baseball cards

• 16 baseball cards

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

CCSS.6.RP.A.3

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.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.3