Test Review Ratios/Proportions

• It will cost Monica $4.00 more to rent a horse at Horse Farm Stables than at Paradise Stables.

• It will cost Monica $4.00 more to rent a horse at Paradise Stables than at Horse Farm Stables.

• It will cost Monica $12.00 more to rent a horse at Horse Farm Stables than at Paradise Stables.

• It will cost Monica $12.00 more to rent a horse at Paradise Stables than at Horse Farm Stables.

A map uses a scale of 2 centimeters = 4 miles. Mary’s drive to work is represented on the map as traveling 1 centimeter north, then 2.5 centimeters west. Which proportion could be used to determine the number of miles Mary drives to work?

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• x = 16

• x = 28

• x = 1/26

• x = 26

What is a proportion?

• When two ratios can be simplified

• When two ratios are equivalent and show the same value

• When two ratios have the exact same numbers

• When two ratios can be multiplied by 2

The ratio of soccer players to baseball players on two school teams is 4 to 7. Which of the following could be the number of players on each team?

• 12 soccer players and 15 baseball players

• 12 soccer players and 21 baseball players

• 16 soccer players and 19 baseball players

• 16 soccer players and 49 baseball players

Solve for x 

• x = 15

• x = 11

• x = 1/11

• x = 20

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to 3. There are 25 dogs.  Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats.

• c=15

• c=18

• c=21

• c=16

Do the ratios form a proportion?

• Yes, they form a proportion.

• No, they do not form a proportion.

Elijah earn $200 for 8 hours of work. What is the unit rate (in dollars per hour)?

• $50 per hour

• $12 per hour

• $192 per hour

• $25 per hour

Which is NOT equivalent to 3:5?

• 15:25

• 9:15

• 21:28

• 30:50