Proportion Lesson

Solve for x 

• x = 6
• x = 25
• x = 28
• x = 17

Solve for x 

• x = 16
• x = 28
• x = 1/26
• x = 26

What is a proportion?

• When two ratios can be simplified
• When two ratios are equivalent and show the same value
• When two ratios have the exact same numbers
• When two ratios can be multiplied by 2

Solve the proportion.

• q=2
• q=9
• q=4.5
• q=6

Solve the proportion.

• 10.8
• 7.5

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

• 8
• 15
• 40
• 29

The ratio of a quarterback's completed passes to attempted passes is 7 to 8. If he attempted 24 passes, how many did he complete?

• 21 passes

• 8 passes

• 3 passes

• 27 passes

It takes Emma 18 minutes to type and spell check 14 pages of manuscript. How long will it take her to type and spell check 77 pages?

• 18 minutes

• 99 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 1,386 minutes

5 kilometers is equivalent to about 3.1 miles. About how many miles would 20 kilometers be?

• 12.4 miles

• 7.2 miles

• 8.8 miles

• 3.5 miles

If a car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480 miles

• 1,960 miles

• 84 miles

• 25 miles