Practicing Proportions with Word Problems

Fairview and Rockville are 104 miles from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 miles? Choose the correct proportion.

Solve for x 

• x = 1/10

• x = 10

• x = 4

• x = 5

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 30 weeks

• 20 weeks

Emily enlarged the size of a painting to a width of 15 in. What is the new height if it was originally 3 in. wide and 4 in. tall?

• 17 in.

• 20 in.

• 5 in.

• 23 in.

20 Fuji apples cost $12. How many Fuji apples can you buy for $3?

• 8

• 7

• 5

• 1

If you can buy four bunches of seedless black grapes for $10, then how many can you buy with $5?

• 3

• 1

• 2

• 13

A 8 ft tall tent standing next to a lawn ornament casts a 4 ft shadow. If the lawn ornament is 6 ft tall, then how long is its shadow?

• 3 ft 

• 16 ft

• 12 ft 

• 2 ft 

Fairview and Rockville are 104 km from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 km?

• 7 cm 

• 1352 cm 

• 8 cm 

• 4 cm 

If a 18 ft tall statue casts a 12 ft long shadow, then how long is the shadow that a 3 ft tall baby elephant casts?

• 1 ft 

• 2 ft

• 5 ft

• 8 ft 

A model giraffe has a scale of 1 in : 3 ft. If the model giraffe is 5 in tall, then how tall is the real giraffe?

• 15 ft 

• 1 ft

• 2 ft 

• 8 ft