Proportions Practical Problems

Pranav took a trip to Jordan. Upon leaving he decided to convert all of his Dinars back into dollars. How many dollars did he receive if he exchanged 16 Dinars at a rate of 2 Dinars for every $3?

• $10.67 

• $22

• $24

• $20

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 

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 

A map for the state of Virginia has a scale of 2 cm equals 30 miles. If Richmond and Roanoke are 180 miles apart in real life, what is the distance on the map between the two cities?

• 12 cm

• 3 cm

• 2,700 cm

• 15 cm

Garfield can eat 24 lasagnas in 3 hours.  How many lasagnas can Garfield eat in 9 hours?

• 72

• 51

• 8

• 64

The ratio of red jelly beans to blue jelly beans is 4 to 9. If there are 45 blue jelly beans in a bucket, how many red jelly beans are there in the bucket?

• 20

• 101.25

• 13

• 32

A 20 foot flagpole casts a shadow that is 30 feet long. How tall is Damien if he casts a shadow 9 feet long?

• 6 feet

• 5 feet

• 13.5 feet

• 9 feet

A building is 12 feet tall and cast a shadow 9 feet long.  A tree nearby casts a shadow that measures 21 feet long.  How tall is the tree?

• 28 feet

• 15.75 feet

• 24 feet

• 5.1 feet

Homer can eat 55 donuts in 2 hours.  Which of the following could be used to find about how many donuts he eats in 6 hours?

• A

• B

• C

• D

At North Carolina State University, the ratio of men to women is 5 to 4.  If there are 2800 men, how many women are there?

• 2240

• 3500

• 5040

• 2700