Proportional Word Problems Notes (Sensat)

1. The ratio of hot dogs to hamburgers sold

at a baseball stadium is 8:3. If 272 hot dogs were sold,

how many hamburgers were sold?

• 816 HAMBURGERS

• 102 HAMBURGERS

• 8 HAMBURGERS

• 110 HAMBURGERS

2. The ratio of children to teachers at a preschool is 14:5. How many

children are at the preschool if there are 30 teachers?

• 8 CHILDREN

• 48 CHILDREN

• 84 CHILDREN

• 420 CHILDREN

3. Malaya bought 32 pieces of candy

for $16. The next day she returns to

buy more candy with $4. How

many pieces can she buy?

• 10 PIECES

• 8 PIECES

• 6 PIECES

• 16 PIECES

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

4. Three out of four students in school

have at least one sibling. If there

are 300 students in your school,

how many would have at least

one sibling?

• 225 Students

• 900 Students

• 22 Students

• 52 Students

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

5. Dave is moving to a new house

5 km away from his old house. If

one mile is approximately 1.6 km,

how many miles are between the

two houses?

• 6.1 miles

• 1.3 miles

• 1.6 miles

• 3.1 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

6. The fee to check luggage with a

new airline is based on the weight

of each bag. Brett paid $7.14 to

check a 42-pound bag. How

much will Eileen pay if her bag

weighs 63 pounds?

• $10.71

• $449.82

• $409

• $107.10

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

7. If fourteen children made 84

bracelets, how many children

would it take to make 192

bracelets?

• 48 Children

• 32 Children

• 84 children

• 23 Children

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

8. If one gallon is approximately 3.8

liters, how many liters are in 4.5

gallons?

• 17.1 L

• 171 L

• 3.8 L

• 4.5 L

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

9. Jason spends 18 hours over three

weeks practicing karate. How

many hours does he practice in

seven weeks?

• 42 Hrs

• 8 Hrs

• 18 hrs

• 81 hrs

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CCSS.3.OA.D.8

10. One ounce is approximately

28.35 grams. If a chocolate bar

weighs 360 grams, find its weight

in ounces to the nearest tenth.

• 28.35 oz

• 12.7 oz

• 2.835oz

• 18 oz

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D