Ratios and Proportions Table

Lynnette can wash 95 cars in 5 days. How many cars does she wash each day?

• 475 cars per day

• 19 cars per day

• .05 cars per day

• 15 cars per day

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

Solve the proportion:

• 4

• 8

• 14

• 10

12 ounce shampoo bottle lasts Mike 16 weeks.  How long would you expect an 18-ounce bottle of the same brand to last him?

• 24 weeks

• 6 weeks

• 30 weeks

• 20 weeks

A tree is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 9 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow that measures 24 feet. How tall is the building? (Draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 24 feet

• 21 feet

• 27 feet

• 32 feet

At the same time a 6 foot person casts a 2 foot shadow, a nearby flagpole casts a ten foot shadow.  How tall is the flagpole?

• 3 feet

• 10 feet

• 16 feet

• 30 feet

Solve for x 

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 ratio of boys to girls is 3 to 2. If there are 12 boys, how many girls are there?

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8

The park ranger stocks the children's fishing pond keeping a ratio of 4 sunfish to 3 perch. If he puts 300 sunfish into the pond, how many perch should be put into the pond?

• 400

• 425

• 225

• 525