Proportional Reasoning Practice

A bucket contained 50 gallons of liquid. The liquid leaked out of the bucket at a rate of 5 gallons every 2 days. At this rate, how many days did it take for all 50 gallons of liquid to leak out of the bucket.

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Nelly runs a 10 mile race in 88 minutes. At this rate, how long would it take him to run a 6.5 mile race?

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You are planning a party for 12 people and you decide to purchase 4 bags of candy. If you have a party for 21 people, how many bags of candy should you purchase?

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If Jonah saves $4.50 a week from his after school job, how much money can he save in 2 years? (52 weeks = 1 year)

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Katy decorated 4 dozen cookies in 3 hours. At this rate, how long would it take her to decorate 10 dozen cookies?

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Bethany asked a group of students to choose their favorite color from 5 choices. 15 students chose red, 10 students chose purple, 30 students chose blue, 20 students chose green, and 5 students chose yellow. How many students in a class of 320 would be expected to choose green or purple as their favorite color?

• 120 students
• 30 students
• 80 students
• 320 students

For every $5 Trent saves, his dad will contribute $2 to his savings account. How much will trent have to put into the account before he can buy a $56 skateboard?

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Carter asked a group of sixth graders to pick their favorite type of movie from 4 different categories. 6 students chose Action, 1 student chose Drama, 8 students chose Comedy, and 5 students chose Animated. How many sixth graders in a group of 640 would be expected to choose a drama or comedy as their favorite type of movie?

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Jaylee found a punch recipe that uses 2 cups of ginger ale for every 5 cups of pineapple juice. How many cups of ginger ale will she need to make 28 cups of punch total?

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Jarrod bought 4 pencils for $3.60. At the same price, how much would 10 pencils cost?

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