Proportional Problems

Solve the proportion.

• k=5

• k=3.3333333

• k=60

• k=90

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

A scale drawing of a billboard uses the scale 4 cm:9 ft. The length of the billboard in the drawing is 11 cm. How long is the actual billboard?

• 13 ft

• 20.75 ft

• 24.75 ft

• 22 ft

The Rangers are projected to win 70% of their games this year.  If they play 190 games, how many games should they win?  

• 150

• 133

• 120

• 183

How large a roast can Wesley cook in 4 hours using his recipe? Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

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How large a roast can Wesley cook in 4 hours using his recipe?

Write your answer as a whole number or decimal.

Mathematical Equivalence

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Answer explanation

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7.4.A

Write how to find the proportion of

2:8 :: 25:625

(Do not give space first right the means than the extremes.)

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The equation for the table is y=9x.  Use the equation to find how much money they would make in 14 hours?

• $155

• $150

• $1.55

• $126

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

The distance that an automobile travels varies directly as the time it travels. If the car travels 280 miles in 7 hours, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 480

• 1960

• 84

• 25