Proportional Relationships from Word Problems

• 88

• 89

• 90

• 81

In a classroom the ratio of Boys to Girls is 2 to 3. If there are 18 Girls in that classroom, what would be the number of boys?

• 16

• 12

• 30

• 15

In a classroom the ratio of Boys to Girls is 2 to 3. If there are 18 Girls in that classroom, what would be the total number of students?

• 16

• 12

• 30

• 15

A building has a height of 192 meters. At the same time, a pole 4 meters high casts a shadow 16 meters long. What is the length of the shadow (?) of the building?

• 768

• 760

• 758

• 700

A photo is 12 inches wide by 18 inches tall. if the width is scaled down to 9 inches, what is the height of the new photo?

• 18 * 9/12 = 13.5

• 18 * 12/9 = 24

Chris is 6 feet tall and casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow that is 135 feet long. How tall is the tree?

• 54

• 55

• 50

• 48

The width of a figure is 15 yards, and the length is not known. But a figure similar to it, has the measurements of width as 10 yards and length as 24 yards. Solve for the missing side.

• 36

• 360

• 10

• 18

Solve for X

• 12

• 11

• 10

• 13

Hamburger meat sells for $6 for every 3 pounds. If Alicia buys 10 pounds of hamburger meat, how much will she pay?

• $30

• $20

• $60

• $10

A scale drawing of a billboard uses the scale 4 cm:9 ft. The length of the billboard in the drawing is 11 cm. How long is the actual billboard?

• 13 ft

• 20.75 ft

• 24.75 ft

• 22 ft