Simple Proportions Word Problems

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Mathematics
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8th Grade
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Hard
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Standards-aligned
Anthony Clark
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15 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.7.RP.A.3
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A particular giraffe is 16 ft tall. A model of it was built with a scale of 1 in : 2 ft. How tall is the model?
13 in
1 in
3 in
8 in
Tags
CCSS.7.RP.A.2C
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
Tags
CCSS.7.RP.A.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A group of students were asked about their favorite foods. Out of the 50 students surveyed, 30 listed pizza among their favorite foods. At that rate, if 190 students were surveyed, how many would you expect to list pizza as a favorite food?
114
55
48
168
Tags
CCSS.7.RP.A.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Krystle is selling magazine subscriptions as part of a school fundraiser. During the first 72 days of the fundraiser Krystle sold 56 subscriptions. If Krystle maintained that rate, how many subscriptions would Krystle sell in a 216-day period?
168
55
48
114
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
A wildlife reserve has a population of 70 elephants. A group of researchers trapped 30 elephants and recorded their vital statistics. Of the trapped elephants, 24 were female. If that rate holds true for the entire population of 70 elephants, how many female elephants are on the wildlife reserve?
56
204
100
216
Tags
CCSS.6.RP.A.3B
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
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
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