Quiz about Proportions or Not?

Question 1

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 28

Answer

x = 6

Answer

x = 25

Answer

x = 17

Question 2

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 26

Answer

x = 16

Answer

x = 28

Answer

x = 1/26

Question 3

What is a proportion?

Accepted Answer

When two ratios are equivalent and show the same value

Answer

When two ratios can be simplified

Answer

When two ratios have the exact same numbers

Answer

When two ratios can be multiplied by 2

Question 4

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

q=4.5

Answer

q=2

Answer

q=9

Answer

q=6

Question 5

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

10.8

Answer

7.5

Question 6

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?

Accepted Answer

40

Answer

8

Answer

15

Answer

29

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

21 passes

Answer

8 passes

Answer

3 passes

Answer

27 passes

Question 8

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?

Accepted Answer

99 minutes

Answer

18 minutes

Answer

60 minutes

Answer

1,386 minutes

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

12.4 miles

Answer

7.2 miles

Answer

8.8 miles

Answer

3.5 miles

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

480 miles

Answer

1,960 miles

Answer

84 miles

Answer

25 miles

Question 11

The dishwasher uses 32 gallons of water to wash 4 loads of dishes. How many gallons of water will the dishwasher use to wash 10 loads of dishes?

Accepted Answer

80 gallons

Answer

75 gallons

Answer

85 gallons

Answer

100 gallons

Question 12

A baseball player makes 4 hits in every 7 times at bat. At this rate, if he made 24 hits, how many times was he at bat?

Accepted Answer

42 times at bat

Answer

96 times at bat

Answer

168 times at bat

Answer

24 times at bat

Question 13

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 26

Answer

x = 16

Answer

x = 28

Answer

x = 1/26

Question 14

Solve the proportion:

Accepted Answer

8

Answer

4

Answer

14

Answer

10

Question 15

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

k=5

Answer

k=3.3333333

Answer

k=60

Answer

k=90

Question 16

Solve for x

Accepted Answer

x = 20

Answer

x = 15

Answer

x = 11

Answer

x = 1/11

Question 17

Hamburger sells for 3 pounds for $6. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger, how much will she pay?

Accepted Answer

$20

Answer

$30

Answer

$60

Answer

$10

Question 18

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

1960

Answer

84

Answer

25

Question 19

A cake recipe calls for 1.5 cups of milk and 3 cups of flour. Seth made a mistake and used 5 cups of flour. How many cups of milk should he use to keep the proportions correct?

Accepted Answer

2.5 cups milk

Answer

1.75 cups milk

Answer

2 cups flour

Answer

2.25 cups milk

Question 20

The waiting time to ride a roller coaster is 20 minutes when 150 people are in line. How long is the waiting time when 240 people are in line?

Accepted Answer

32 Min.

Answer

32 People

Answer

12.5 Min.

Answer

12.5 People

Question 21

Ramon travels 20 miles in 20 minutes, how many miles can he travel in 120 minutes?

Accepted Answer

120 miles

Answer

200 miles

Answer

10 miles

Answer

40 miles

Question 22

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

Accepted Answer

24 weeks

Answer

6 weeks

Answer

30 weeks

Answer

20 weeks

Question 23

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

Accepted Answer

480

Answer

1960

Answer

84

Answer

25

Question 24

Solve the proportion

Accepted Answer

6

Answer

48

Answer

8

Answer

24

Question 25

On a map, if one centimeter represents 25 kilometers, how many kilometers does 7 centimeters represent?

Accepted Answer

175

Answer

185

Answer

200

Answer

220

Question 26

The scale of a map says that 6 cm represents 15 km.

What distance on the map represents an actual distance of 6 kilometers?

Accepted Answer

2.4

Answer

3.6

Answer

2.5

Answer

.42

Question 27

Question 27.

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

5.3

Answer

1.08

Answer

27

Question 28

Jordyn bought 4 gallons of gasoline and it cost $16.80. What is the price per gallon?

Accepted Answer

$4.20 per gallon

Answer

$67.20 per gallon

Answer

I have no clue!

Answer

$3.00 per gallon

Question 29

Solve the proportion.

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

10

Answer

15

Answer

6

Question 30

Solve:

Accepted Answer

35

Answer

2

Answer

9

Answer

7

Question 31

Devon does 3 math problems every 2 minutes. At this rate, how many math problems will he do in 1 hour (60 minutes)?

Accepted Answer

90 questions

Answer

50 questions

Answer

10 questions

Answer

14 questions

Question 32

Mike can do 7 push-ups every 15 seconds.  How long would it take him to do 42 push-ups?

Accepted Answer

90 seconds

Answer

21 seconds

Answer

6 seconds

Answer

2 hours

Question 33

Aryon reads 4 books every 3 weeks. At this rate, how long will it take Aryon to read 20 books?

Accepted Answer

15 weeks

Answer

10 weeks

Answer

8 weeks

Answer

24 weeks

Question 34

Angelo buys Takis that cost $5 for 3 bags. If Angelo has $20 to spend, how many bags can he get?

Accepted Answer

12 bags

Answer

6 bags

Answer

10 bags

Answer

20 bags

Question 35

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 36

Determine whether each pair of ratios forms a proportion

Accepted Answer

Proportion

Answer

Not a Proportion

Question 37

Solve the proportion below:

Accepted Answer

11

Answer

418

Answer

2

Answer

38

Question 38

Determine whether each pair of ratios forms a proportion

Accepted Answer

Proportion

Answer

Not a Proportion

Question 39

$$\frac{21}{x}=\frac{6}{8}$$

Accepted Answer

x = 28

Answer

x = 6

Answer

x = 25

Answer

x = 17

Question 40

My father drove 231 miles with 7 gallons of gas.  What was his mileage (miles per gallon)?

Accepted Answer

33 miles per gallon

Answer

35 miles per gallon

Answer

37 miles per gallon

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