Solving and Graphing Proportions

Solve the proportion.

• k=5

• k=3.3333333

• k=60

• k=45

Solve the proportion.

• 432

• 5.3333

• 7

• 8.2

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

Write and solve a proportion to determine how many yards are in 63 feet. Use the conversion that 1 yard = 3 feet.

• 180 yd

• 18.9 yd

• 189 yd

• 21 yd

Graph the following proportion. Fractions will be between the parentheses ().

y=(2/3)x

Graph the following proportion. Fractions will be between the parentheses ().

y=(3/2)x

Graph the following proportion. Fractions will be between the parentheses ().

y=(2/5)x

Graph the following proportion. Fractions will be between the parentheses ().

y=(6/7)x

Solve for x by setting up a proportion.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

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