Proportions Word Problems Review

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?

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

A wildlife reserve has a total population of 30 elephants, 24 of the elephants are female. If the reserve plans to have 70 elephants and keep the ratio the same, how many female elephants will be on the reserve? (enter just the number)

A shop produces 39 wetsuits every 2 weeks. How long will it take the shop to produce 429 wetsuits?

Natalie was planning a trip to the country of Jordan. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is $4 for 3 Dinars. How many Dinars would she get if she exchanged $56?

A frame is 33 in wide and 25.2 in tall. If it is reduced to a width of 5.5 in, then how tall will it be?

Julian bought three mangos for $2.70. How many mangos can Jay buy if he has $37.80?

Wyatt reduced the size of a triangle to a height of 6 in. What is the new width if it was originally 14 in wide and 12 in tall?

If Andrea can buy one papaya for $3, then how many can Griffin buy with $9?

If Chris can buy one package of cherry tomatoes for $3, then how many can Will buy with $6?