Proportional Reasoning

Patti is making signs for the school festival. She has a roll of paper 4 feet 3 inches long. If Patti divides the paper into 3 equal pieces to make the signs, how long will each sign be in inches?

• 16 inches 

• 17 inches

• 48 inches

• 51 inches

Megan needs 635 inches of lace to edge a tablecloth. Lace can only be purchased in yard lengths. How many yards of lace does Megan need to buy?

• 52.91 yds

• 17.63 yds

• 211 yds

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• 3.5 ft

• 21 ft

• 4 ft

• 18 ft

What is the ratio of sixth-grade students who had traveled on an airplane to the total number of sixth-grade students surveyed?

• 125/500 or 1/4

• 125/270 or 25/54

• 125/375 or 1/3

• 125/400 or 5/16

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• A

• B

• C

• D

• Brand W

• Brand X

• Brand Y

• Brand Z

At a school carnival, tickets can be purchased to participate in different activities. The table shows the total cost for different number of tickets.

What is the constant of proportionality that relates to y, the total cost in dollars, to x, the number of tickets purchased?

• 4.00

• 0.25

• 1.00

• 0.10

A worker uses 450 inches of steel wire to make 300 springs of the same size. At this rate how many inches of steel wire are needed to make 1 spring?

• 1/3 inch

• 1/15 inch

• 2/3 inch

• 1 1/2 inches