Proportions and Conversions

Jessica was planning a trip to Jamaica. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is one Jamaican dollar for 0.5 US dollars. How much Jamaican money would she get if she exchanged $28?

• $56

• $14

• $5.60

• $140

Hint: Draw a picture of the scenario and label the diagrams to assist in solving the real world problem.

• 30.8 ft

• 34 ft

• 25.2 ft

• 36 ft

What unit should be in the denominator of the conversion factor?

• yards

• leagues

• feet

• fathoms

A truck is carrying 5,000 pounds of toilet paper. How many tons is this?

• 250 T

• 10,000 T

• 2,500 T

• 2.5 T

Solve for k

• 165

• 17

• 1/17

• 1/165

Ava ran 6.4 kilometers. How far did she run in miles? (1 miles = 1.6 kilometers) Round your answer to the nearest hundredth

• 6

• 4

• 12.7

Convert 70,000 quarts/year to pints/day

• 383.6 pints/day

• 767.1 pints/day

• 1,534.2 pints/day

• 191.8 pints/day

Tareq pays $22.10 for 2.6 pounds of salmon. What is the price per pound of the salmon?

• $56.46

• $19.50

• 
  $8.50

• 
  $24.70

Jose paid $47 for 4 movie tickets. Each ticket cost the same amount. What was the cost of each movie ticket in dollars and cents?

• $11.75

• $117.50

• 
  $11.80

• 
  $1.18

Selena and Julian want to plant saplings in their backyard. Selena's tree is 54.2 centimeters high and Julian's tree is 47.6 centimeters high. How many inches taller is Selena's tree than Julian's? (1 cm is approximately 0.4 inches)

• 5.34 in.

• 6.42 in.

• 3.54 in.

• 2.64 in.