Solving Word Problem Using Proportion

A poll was taken of Hobby Middle School, 25 out of 30 students said they would prefer pizza on Friday’s. Out of 1200 students, what is a reasonable prediction of how many students would prefer pizza on Fridays?

• 100

• 1000

• 10

• 1

A video company randomly selected 100 of its subscribers and asked them how many hours of shows they watch per week. Of those surveyed, 45 watch more than 10 hours per week. Based on the data, if the company has 2,500 subscribers, then how many watch more than 10 hours per week?

• 400

• 1,125

• 1,400

• 800

The ratio of cups of sugar to cups of flour needed to bake cookies is 1:5. If Myesha uses 25 cups of flour, how much sugar is needed?

• 125 cups

• 5 cups

• 15 cups

• 10 cups

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

• 24 Weeks

• 24-ounce bottle

• 10.6 Weeks

• 10.6-ounce bottle

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer. On a street with 60 homes, how many computers would you expect to have?

• 39 Computers

• 4.3 Homes

• 39 Homes

• 4.3 Computers

A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?

• 97.5 inches

• 30.6 inches

• 41.56 inches

• 43.33 inches

Will spent $3.75 for 3 pounds of granola. How many pounds of granola can Will buy for $10

• 8 pounds

• 7 pounds

• 6 pounds

• 9 pounds

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km

• 216 km 

• 33 km

• 192 km

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?

• 2.5 cups milk

• 1.75 cups milk

• 2 cups flour

• 2.25 cups milk

If Angel can type 15 words in 10 seconds, how many could he type in 1 minute if he kept up that same pace?

• 90 words

• 60 words

• 75 words

• 87 words