Practical Problems for Proportions

Ryan was planning a trip to Switzerland. He learned that the exchange rate is $3 to 4 Francs. How many Francs would he get if he exchanged $240? Choose the proportion that correctly represents the situation.

Ryan was planning a trip to Switzerland. He learned that the exchange rate is $3 to 4 Francs. How many Francs would he get if he exchanged $240?

Solve the proportion.

• 320 Francs

• 180 Francs

• 0.5 Francs

• 280 Francs

I have read 146 pages in 3 hours. How long would it take to read an entire 390 page book?

Choose the correct proportion.

I have read 146 pages in 3 hours. How long would it take to read an entire 390 page book?

Solve the proportion, rounding to the nearest hour.

• 8 hours

• 1 hour

• 11 hours

• 9 hours

Fairview and Rockville are 104 miles from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 miles? Choose the correct proportion.

Fairview and Rockville are 104 miles from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 1 cm : 13 miles? Solve the proportion.

• 7 cm

• 1352 cm

• 8 cm

• 4 cm

8 is what percent of 20?

• 40%

• 20%

• 250%

• 2.5%

18 is 40% of what number?

• 45

• 18

• 7.2

• 40

14 is 20% of what number?

• 70

• 65

• 75

• 20

What is 45% of 50?

• 22.5

• 21.5

• 20.5

• 4.5