Practicing Proportions with Word Problems

Are the two ratios proportional?

• YES

• NO

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. What is his unit rate in dollars per pound?

• $1.25 per pound

• $1 per pound

• $2 per pound

• $1.50 per pound

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

Are the two ratios proportional?

• YES

• NO

While preparing for a triathlon, Janecia swims 8 minutes for every 20 minutes she bikes.  If she swims 72 minutes, how long does she bike for?

• 180 minutes

• 144 minutes

• 92 minutes

• 80 minutes

Which is proportional?

• For every friend you bring to the movies it costs $10.00 each.

• A basket started with 300 liters of water has is leaking 5 liters every second.

• A babysitter charges 3.00 per child plus a fee of 20.00.

Write and solve a proportion for this scenario. If Shane can bake 120 dozen cookies in five days, how many days would it take to bake 800 dozen cookies?

• about 34 days

• about 30 days

• about 12 days

• about 7 days

Danielle used 8 centimeters of tape to wrap 4 presents. How many presents did Danielle wrap if she used 30 centimeters of tape?

• 15 presents

• 16 presents

• 14 presents

• 13 presents

• 10.8
• 7.5

• 2.4
• 6.67