Quiz about Solving Proportions

Question 1

If there are 12 months in every year, how many months are in 6 years?

Accepted Answer

72 months

Answer

36 months

Answer

48 months

Answer

60 months

Question 2

If 1 foot = 12 inches, how many inches are in 5 feet?

Accepted Answer

60 inches

Answer

30 inches

Answer

40 inches

Answer

50 inches

Question 3

Every month Claire deposits $600 into her savings account. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the amount saved and the number of months passed.

Accepted Answer

y=600x

Answer

y=12x

Answer

y=6x

Answer

Not Proportional

Question 4

Savannah earned $80 for working 4 hours. If Savannah works 8 hours she earns $160. Determine if Savannah earns a constant rate of pay. If she does, write an equation for how much she earns.

Accepted Answer

y=20x

Answer

y=2x

Answer

y=30x

Answer

Not Proportional

Question 5

Six movie tickets cost $240. How much do 2 movie tickets cost?

Accepted Answer

$80

Answer

$30

Answer

$60

Answer

$90

Question 6

If four ice creams cost $3.20, what would 8 ice cream cost?

Accepted Answer

$6.40

Answer

$7.20

Answer

$10.00

Answer

$9.60

Question 7

6 pencils costs 36 cents. How much do 2 pencils cost?

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

8

Question 8

An NFL team kicker misses 2 out of every

11 field goals. If he missed 8 field goals

throughout the season, how many did he attempt?

Accepted Answer

44 attempts

Answer

22 attempts

Answer

88 attempts

Answer

5 attempts

Question 9

The United States Air Force has 19 women

for every 81 men enlisted. If a squadron has

250 members, approximately how many are

men?

Accepted Answer

about 203

Answer

about 3

Answer

about 100

Answer

about 250

Question 10

The library at school is organized by

fiction and non-fiction books. There are 3

non-fiction books for every 7 fiction books.

How many total books are there if the library

has 240 non-fiction books?

Accepted Answer

800 books

Answer

80 books

Answer

300 books

Answer

500 books

Question 11

Steven earns extra money babysitting. He charges $31.25 for 5 hours. How much would he earn in 3 hours?

Accepted Answer

$18.75

Answer

$22.50

Answer

$27.25

Answer

$10.75

Question 12

A car rental company charges $74 for a 4 day rental. How much would it cost someone to rent a car for 6 days?

Accepted Answer

$111

Answer

$148

Answer

$127

Answer

$92.50

Question 13

A submarine dives 300 feet every 2 minutes. How far did he dive in 15 minutes?

Accepted Answer

2, 250 feet

Answer

9,000 feet

Answer

1,800 feet

Answer

1,500 feet

Question 14

A greyhound can run 330 ft in 5 seconds. How far can they run in 12 seconds?

Accepted Answer

792 ft

Answer

66 ft

Answer

634 ft

Answer

500 ft

Question 15

Solve.

Accepted Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

16

Answer

2

Question 16

Solve the proportion:

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

3

Answer

9

Answer

6

Question 17

Cross Multiply/Cross Products

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

420

Answer

28

Answer

16

Question 18

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

p=308

Answer

p=31.3

Answer

p=924

Answer

p=532

Question 19

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x=6

Answer

x =1/6

Answer

x = 7

Answer

x=9

Question 20

Question 20.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 21

Write and solve a proportion to determine how many yards are in 63 feet. Use the conversion that 1 yard = 3 feet.

Accepted Answer

21 yd

Answer

180 yd

Answer

18.9 yd

Answer

189 yd

Question 22

Solve for x by setting up a proportion.

Accepted Answer

2 ft

Answer

3 ft

Answer

4 ft

Answer

6 ft

Question 23

At the same time a 6 foot person casts a 2 foot shadow, a nearby statue casts a ten foot shadow. How tall is the statue? Hint: drawing a picture might help visualize the problem to set up a proportion.

Accepted Answer

30 feet

Answer

3 feet

Answer

10 feet

Answer

16 feet

Question 24

Since 1 pound equals 16 ounces, how many pounds is 3,200 ounces? Write and solve a proportion.

Accepted Answer

200 lb

Answer

20 lb

Answer

512,000 lb

Answer

2 tons

Question 25

Alice earned $20.40 in 3 hours. At the same rate, what would Alice make in 8 hours?

Accepted Answer

$54.40

Answer

$6.80

Answer

$56.10

Answer

$57.00

Question 26

Alice earned $20.40 in 3 hours. At the same rate, what would Alice make in 8 hours?

Accepted Answer

$54.40

Answer

$6.80

Answer

$56.10

Answer

$57.00

Question 27

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 28

Answer

x = 6

Answer

x = 25

Answer

x = 17

Question 28

Question 28.

Accepted Answer

14

Answer

7

Answer

2

Answer

112

Question 29

Question 29.

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

30

Answer

60

Answer

12

Question 30

Question 30.

Accepted Answer

2.5

Answer

1

Answer

4

Answer

10

Question 31

Question 31.

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 32

Harold took a total of 8 quizzes over the course of 2 weeks. How many weeks of school will Harold have to attend this quarter before he will have taken a total of 20 quizzes?

Accepted Answer

5 weeks

Answer

6 weeks

Answer

7 weeks

Answer

8 weeks

Question 33

Danielle used 8 centimeters of tape to wrap 4 presents. How many presents did Danielle wrap if she used 30 centimeters of tape?

Accepted Answer

15 presents

Answer

16 presents

Answer

14 presents

Answer

13 presents

Question 34

Sasha jarred 25 liters of jam after 5 days. How much jam did Sasha jar if she spent 7 days making jam?

Accepted Answer

35 jars

Answer

30 jars

Answer

25 jars

Answer

40 jars

Question 35

If 3 pounds of apples costs $0.90, how much will 10 pounds cost?

Accepted Answer

$3.00

Answer

$2.50

Answer

$3.50

Answer

$2.25

Question 36

Keith bought 4 shirts for $36. At this rate, what would his cost be for 7 shirts?

Accepted Answer

$63.00

Answer

$53.00

Answer

$43.00

Answer

$73.00

Question 37

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?

Accepted Answer

5 cups

Answer

125 cups

Answer

15 cups

Answer

10 cups

Question 38

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?

Accepted Answer

24 Weeks

Answer

24-ounce bottle

Answer

10.6 Weeks

Answer

10.6-ounce bottle

Question 39

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

Accepted Answer

8 pounds

Answer

7 pounds

Answer

6 pounds

Answer

9 pounds

Question 40

The cost of 50 apples is $25.00. How much would 75 apples cost?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{25\ dollars}{50\ apples}=\frac{?\ dollars}{75\ apples}$$

Answer

$$\frac{75\ apples}{25\ dollars}=\frac{?\ dollars}{50\ apples}$$

Question 41

The cost of 50 apples is $25.00. How much would 75 apples cost?

$$\frac{25\ dollars}{50\ apples}=\frac{?\ dollars}{75\ apples}$$

Accepted Answer

$37.50

Answer

$12.50

Answer

$50.00

Answer

$75.00

Question 42

It takes Mike 18 minutes to finish reading 4 pages of a book. If Mike reads each page at the same pace, how long does it take for him to finish reading 30 pages?

Accepted Answer

$$\frac{18\ \min}{4\ pages}=\frac{?\ \min}{30\ pages}$$

Answer

$$\frac{30\ pages}{4\ \min}=\frac{?\ \min}{18\ pages}$$

Question 43

It takes Mike 18 minutes to finish reading 4 pages of a book. If Mike reads each page at the same pace, how long does it take for him to finish reading 30 pages?

$$\frac{18\ \min}{4\ pages}=\frac{?\ \min}{30\ pages}$$

Accepted Answer

135 minutes

Answer

125 minutes

Answer

162 minutes

Answer

72 minutes

Question 44

Four big water bottles can hold 8 gallons of water. How much water can 3 big water bottles hold?

$$\frac{8\ gallons}{4\ water\ jugs}=\frac{?\ gallons}{3\ water\ jugs}$$

Accepted Answer

6 gallons

Answer

4 gallons

Answer

12 gallons

Answer

2 gallons

Solving Proportions

54 questions

If there are 12 months in every year, how many months are in 6 years?

If 1 foot = 12 inches, how many inches are in 5 feet?

The cost of plastic cups, C dollars, is directly proportional to the number of plastic cups, n. The cost of 6 plastic cups is $2.34.
a) Find the cost per plastic cup. (Write in dollar form)

Every month Claire deposits $600 into her savings account. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the amount saved and the number of months passed.

Savannah earned $80 for working 4 hours. If Savannah works 8 hours she earns $160. Determine if Savannah earns a constant rate of pay. If she does, write an equation for how much she earns.

Six movie tickets cost $240. How much do 2 movie tickets cost?

If four ice creams cost $3.20, what would 8 ice cream cost?

6 pencils costs 36 cents. How much do 2 pencils cost?

An NFL team kicker misses 2 out of every
11 field goals. If he missed 8 field goals
throughout the season, how many did he attempt?

The United States Air Force has 19 women
for every 81 men enlisted. If a squadron has
250 members, approximately how many are
men?

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Solving Proportions

54 questions

If there are 12 months in every year, how many months are in 6 years?

If 1 foot = 12 inches, how many inches are in 5 feet?

The cost of plastic cups, C dollars, is directly proportional to the number of plastic cups, n. The cost of 6 plastic cups is $2.34. a) Find the cost per plastic cup. (Write in dollar form)

Every month Claire deposits $600 into her savings account. Write an equation that shows the relationship between the amount saved and the number of months passed.

Savannah earned $80 for working 4 hours. If Savannah works 8 hours she earns $160. Determine if Savannah earns a constant rate of pay. If she does, write an equation for how much she earns.

Six movie tickets cost $240. How much do 2 movie tickets cost?

If four ice creams cost $3.20, what would 8 ice cream cost?

6 pencils costs 36 cents. How much do 2 pencils cost?

An NFL team kicker misses 2 out of every11 field goals. If he missed 8 field goalsthroughout the season, how many did he attempt?

The United States Air Force has 19 womenfor every 81 men enlisted. If a squadron has250 members, approximately how many aremen?

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The cost of plastic cups, C dollars, is directly proportional to the number of plastic cups, n. The cost of 6 plastic cups is $2.34.
a) Find the cost per plastic cup. (Write in dollar form)

An NFL team kicker misses 2 out of every
11 field goals. If he missed 8 field goals
throughout the season, how many did he attempt?

The United States Air Force has 19 women
for every 81 men enlisted. If a squadron has
250 members, approximately how many are
men?