Proportions Word Problems and Problems

A model of a car is 3 in wide and 2 in tall.  The actual car is 4 ft wide, how tall would it be? 

• 3.5

• 4

• 5

• 2.6

A scale model of a whale is being built. The actual length of the whale is 65 feet. The scale of the model is 2 in : 3 ft. What will be the length of the model?

• 97.5 inches

• 30.6 inches

• 41.56 inches

• 43.33 inches

Jessica was planning a trip to Jamaica. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is one Jamaican dollar for 0.5 US dollars. How much Jamaican money would she get if she exchanged $28?

• $56

• $14

• $5.60

• $140

Scale is 1cm = 8km. Hatboro and Smithville are 24cm apart on the map, what is the actual distance between the 2 cities?

• 87 km

• 216 km 

• 33 km

• 192 km

If Angel can type 15 words in 10 seconds, how many could he type in 1 minute if he kept up that same pace?

• 90 words

• 60 words

• 75 words

• 87 words

Walmart has cookies on sale 20 for $3.99 and Walgreens has cookies on sale 36 for $5.99. which is the better buy?

• Walmart

• Walgreens

About 13 out of 20 homes have a personal computer. On a street with 60 homes, how many would you expect to have a personal computer?

• 7

• 39

• 40

• 73

A car travels 320 miles in 7.5 hours. If the car continues at the same rate, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 504

• 512

• 580

• 640

A bird flies 35 meters in 10 seconds. If it keeps flying at the same rate, how long will it take it to fly 14 more meters?

• 4 seconds

• 14 seconds

• 18 seconds

• 49 seconds

Ramon travels 20 miles in 20 minutes, how many miles can he travel in 120 minutes?

• 10 miles

• 40 miles

• 120 miles

• 200 miles