Solving Proportion Problems

The ratio of males to females in a socceet league is 4 to 5. If there are 54 players in the league, how many would you expect to be males?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

The ratio of boys to girls at the science fair is 3 to 4. How many girls will there be if there are a total of 56 students at the fair?

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ON

The ratio of 6th graders to 7th graders at a basketball game is 7:2.  If there are 15 fewer 7th graders at the game, how many 6th graders are there?

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ON

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

A large community college has professors and lecturers. The total number of faculty members is 136. The school reported that they have 6 professors for every 11 lecturers. How many professors does the community college employ?

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A donut shop serves plain and chocolate donuts at a ratio of 5 to 3. Based on this ratio, how many chocolate donuts will be served if there are a total of 120 donuts served?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Ellie must mix 6 tablespoons of plant food for every 2 gallons of water. If she has 6 gallons of water, how many tablespoons of plant food should she use?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

In the library, 7 out of every 10 books is fiction.

If there are 180 non-fiction books, how many fiction books are there?

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ON

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Q1. How many apples are there?

• 3

• 4

• 12

• 8

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CCSS.3.NF.A.3A

CCSS.3.NF.A.3B

CCSS.4.NF.A.1

• 3
• 5.3
• 1.08
• 27

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

Solve the proportion:

• 4

• 21

• 24

• 3

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C