Proportions

Solve the proportion.

• 10.8

• 7.5

• 5

• 54

The cost of 50 apples is $25.00.  How much would 75 apples cost?

• $12.50

• $50.00

• $37.50

• $75.00

It takes Mike 18 minutes to finish reading 4 pages of a book.  If Mike reads each page at the same pace, how long does it take for him to finish reading 30 pages?

• 125 minutes

• 162 minutes

• 72 minutes

• 135 minutes

Nathan packs 39 boxes in 3 hours for UPS.  If Nathan packs the same number of boxes every hour, how many boxes can he pack in his 8-hour shift?

• 104 boxes

• 117 boxes

• 13 boxes

• 78 boxes

A machine can produce 21 yards of fabric in 7 minutes.  How much fabric can the machine produce in 1 hour?  
(Remember:  1 hour = 60 minutes)

• 180 yards

• 210 yards

• 3 yards

• 105 yards

If 24 loaves of bread cost $48.00, how much would 10 loaves of bread cost?

• $12.00

• $24.00

• $2.00

• $20.00

A chef made 30 donuts in 60 minutes.  How long would it take him to make 90 donuts?

• 15 minutes

• 180 minutes

• 120 minutes

• 240 minutes

Four big water bottles can hold 8 gallons of water.  How much water can 3 big water bottles hold?

• 6 gallons

• 4 gallons

• 12 gallons

• 2 gallons

It took Nora 10 hours to walk a 30-mile trail.  How long did it take her to walk 9 miles at the same speed?

• 4 hours

• 1 hour

• 5 hours

• 3 hours

The total weight of 15 bags of groceries is 45 pounds.  If each bag weighs the same amount, how much would 7 bags of groceries weigh?

• 22.5 pounds

• 3 pounds

• 21 pounds

• 35 pounds