Ratios and Proportions Quiz

Evelyn weighs 100 pounds on Earth. Given that the ratio of weight of an object on Jupiter to its weight on Earth is 8 to 3, how much would Evelyn weigh if she were on Jupiter? Round to the nearest pound.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Mason has a 3 in by 5 in photo of his family. He decides to enlarge it so that the longer side is 15 inches to hang it on his wall. Hannah and Samuel are curious to know what would be the new length of the shorter side of the photo?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Avery, Hannah, and Charlotte are planning to bake cookies for their school's bake sale. They found a cookie recipe which calls for 3 1/2 cups of flour and it makes 5 dozen cookies. They want to make only 3 dozen cookies. How much flour do they need for their cookies?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Benjamin is making a special salad dressing for Abigail and Isla. The recipe calls for a ratio of oil to vinegar of 8:5. If Benjamin has 7 liters of vinegar, how much oil does he need to blend to maintain the ratio for this recipe?

Emma is painting her room and she found out that one gallon of paint covers 450 square feet. If her room has 675 square feet of wall surface, how many gallons of paint does she need to buy?

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Evelyn noticed a leak in her sink and placed a 12in tall bucket under it. The bucket fills at a constant rate of 1/2 in every 1/6 of an hour. How many hours will it take to fill the bucket?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

Abigail, Aiden, and Nora were planning a charity walk. They noticed that Kendyn walked 3 1/2 miles in 7/8 of an hour during his practice. They wondered, at this rate, how many miles can Kendyn walk in one hour for the charity event?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.1

During the ice age, Rohan lived in Thomasville where 26 1/2 inches of snow fell over a 3 year period. Daniel and David, who are studying climate history, want to know what was the average yearly snowfall in Thomasville during that time?

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1

Benjamin and Olivia went on a road trip. Benjamin drove his car for 395 1/5 miles and used 13 3/10 gallons of gas. If Benjamin wants to calculate the efficiency of his car, how many miles did he drive per gallon of gas? Round to the nearest whole gallon.

Kai is hosting a spaghetti dinner at his house. He has a box of spaghetti that contains 13 3/4 ounces. If a serving size is 1 1/4 ounces, how many servings can Kai make for his friends Lily and Zoe from one box of spaghetti?

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CCSS.6.NS.A.1