Ratios and Setting Up Proportions

Solve for b 

• b = 8

• b = 17/12

• b = 4/3

• b = 1/8

Solve for k

• 165

• 17

• 1/17

• 1/165

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?

• 2.5 cups milk

• 1.75 cups milk

• 2 cups flour

• 2.25 cups milk

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.

• 3 feet

• 10 feet

• 16 feet

• 30 feet

two equal ratios

• rate

• proportion

• percent

• ratio

the ratio of two corresponding sides in a set of similar figures

• fraction

• scale factor

• rate

• unit cost

a comparison between two different quantities

• unit ratio

• ratio

• unit rate

• rates

a comparison of two measurements with a denominator of 1.

• ratio

• rate

• unit rate

• unit factor

• 10

• 5

• 8

• 2

Pat needs 14 sticks of pepperoni to make 28 pizzas. How many sticks of pepperoni are needed to make 36 pizzas?

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