Solving Proportions Word Problems

Abigail, Ava, and Hannah are trying to figure out how to equally split a pizza into 3 parts. What method are they likely to use?

• Writing a novel

• Calculating the area of a circle

• Baking a cake

• The cross-multiplication method

Noah has 3 apples and he wants to share them equally during a picnic with his 5 friends. If Scarlett wants to do the same during her picnic with her 15 friends, how many apples does Scarlett need to bring?

• Scarlett needs to bring 12 apples

• Scarlett needs to bring 9 apples

• Scarlett needs to bring 5 apples

• Scarlett needs to bring 3 apples

Jackson, Avery, and Rohan are running a small bakery. They have a popular cookie recipe that uses 2 cups of flour to make a dozen cookies. They received an order for 3 dozen of these cookies. How many cups of flour will they need to fulfill this order?

• 8 cups

• 6 cups

• 2 cups

• 4 cups

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Evelyn and Jackson are planning a cross-country bike ride using a map. The map scale indicates that 1 inch represents 10 miles. If the distance between their city and their destination, Abigail's city, on the map is 3.5 inches, what is the actual distance they will have to bike in miles?

• The actual distance they will have to bike is 3.5 miles.

• The actual distance they will have to bike is 35 miles.

• The actual distance they will have to bike is 100 miles.

• The actual distance they will have to bike is 5 miles.

Henry baked 4 cakes for every party he hosted and 7 cookies for every guest he invited. If Kai hosted 12 parties, how many cookies did he bake for his guests?

• x = 28

• x = 16

• x = 21

• x = 9

Avery, Henry, and Mason are planning a cross-country road trip. If their RV can cover 240 miles in 4 hours, how far can they travel if they drive for 8 hours?

• 200 miles

• 360 miles

• 120 miles

• 480 miles

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Benjamin has 2 books and Lily has 3 books. If William has 8 books, how many books would someone have if they had the same proportion of books as Benjamin and Lily?

• 4 books

• 12 books

• 6 books

• 10 books

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Kai is planning to host a party for his friends Charlotte and Daniel. He wants to make his special punch which requires 3 cups of sugar to serve 24 guests. If he is expecting 36 guests at the party, how many cups of sugar will he need for the punch?

• 2.5 cups

• 3 cups

• 4.5 cups

• 5 cups

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Olivia is a city planner who is designing a miniature model of a city. The model is 1/100th the size of the actual city. If the height of the tallest building in the model is 12 inches, what would be the height of the actual tallest building in the city that Olivia is planning?

• 12 inches

• 100 inches

• 240 inches

• 1200 inches

Ethan is planning a long drive in his car which consumes 1 gallon of gas for every 25 miles. If his destination is 200 miles away, how many gallons of gas will he need for his journey?

• 5 gallons

• 15 gallons

• 10 gallons

• 8 gallons