Solving Problems with Proportions

​ ​ ​ ​ The value of the U.S. dollar in comparison to the value of

foreign currency changes daily. What would be the value of 20 Euros in terms of US Dollars?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3D

Solving percent proportion word problems: If 20% of the students in a class are girls, and there are 30 students in total, how many girls are there?

• 10

• 40

• 6

• 25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Solving percent proportion word problems: A shirt that originally cost $40 is on sale for 25% off. What is the sale price of the shirt?

• $35

• $25

• $30

• $45

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Solving percent proportion word problems: The price of a computer is $800, which is 20% off the original price. What is the original price of the computer?

• $700

• $500

• $1000

• $600

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If a car originally cost $20,000 and is now selling for 15% off, what is the sale price of the car?

• $18,500

• $17,000

• $16,000

• $19,500

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Using percent proportions to solve real-life problems: If you scored 85% on a test with 50 questions, how many questions did you answer correctly?

• 40

• 30

• 45

• 43

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

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?

• 125 minutes

• 162 minutes

• 72 minutes

• 135 minutes

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Solve for x 

• x = 15

• x = 11

• x = 1/11

• x = 20

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

Solve for x 

• x = 16

• x = 28

• x = 1/26

• x = 26

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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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CCSS.7.RP.A.3