Proportion Applications

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The ratio of pennies to quarters in a piggy bank is 14:3. If there are 51 quarters in the bank, how many pennies are there?

• 714 pennies

• 238 pennies

• 714 quarters

• 238 quarters

Raynor earns $4 in rewards for every $75 he spends at the grocery store. If he earned $44 in rewards last month, how much did he spend at the store?

• $33.00

• $8.25

• $3300

• $825

The scale on a map reads 1⁄2 inch = 75 miles. If the distance between two cities on the map is 3 1⁄4 inches, find the actual distance between the cities.

• 487.5 inches

• 243.75 miles

• 487.5 miles

• 243.75 inches

Determine if the figures are similar. If yes, give the scale factor of Figure A to Figure B.

• Not Similar

• Yes; 2/3

• Yes; 3/2

Determine if the figures are similar. If yes, give the scale factor of Figure A to Figure B.

• Not Similar

• Yes; 2/3

• Yes; 3/2

The figures are similar. Find x.

• 24

• 15

• 107

• 9

The figures are similar. Find x.

• 22

• 22.3

• 23

• 23.2