Solving Word Problems Proportions

Sarah used 9 red beads and 12 blue beads to make a bracelet. Using this same pattern, how many blue beads would she need if she had 15 red beads?

• 20

• 45

• 30

• 10

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CCSS.5.OA.B.3

Enrique’s car can drive 500 miles on 20 gallons of gas. If he wants to drive 50 miles, how much gas will his car need?

• 2 gallons

• 5 gallons

• 100 gallons

• 50 gallons

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

3 out of every 8 skittles in a bag are yellow. If there are 16 skittles in the bag, how many are yellow?

• 1.5

• 6

• 10

• 4

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CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

A box of 4 cupcakes cost $9. At this same rate, how much would 2 cupcakes cost?

• $8.00

• $18.00

• $4.50

• $2.25

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Pat needs 14 sticks of pepperoni to make 28 pizzas. How many sticks of pepperoni are needed to make 36 pizzas?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

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During the first 72 days of a fundraiser, Krystal sold 56 subscriptions. How many subscriptions would Krystal sell in a 216 days?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C

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

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CCSS.7.RP.A.3

3 meals at Jason's Deli cost $27. How much money would 12 meals cost?

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2C