Proportions Unit Conversions

An adult elephant that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a statue that casts a 9 ft shadow.

• 36 ft 

• 2 ft 

• 16 ft 

• 18 ft 

How many yards are equal to 252 inches?

• 21

• 12

• 9

• 7

How many kilograms of calcium are there in 173 pounds of calcium? (1 lb = 454 g; 1 kg = 1000 g)

• 10 kg

• 78.5 kg

• 110 kg

• 78500 kg

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

Solve for x

• x=6

• x =1/6

• x = 7

• x=9

Tareq pays $22.10 for 2.6 pounds of salmon. What is the price per pound of the salmon?

• $56.46

• $19.50

• 
  $8.50

• 
  $24.70

Haley bought 1.6 pounds of almonds for $13.20. How much did she pay per pound for the almond?

• $0.12

• 
  $8.25

• 
  $21.12

• 
  $11.60

Ruby is decorating for a party and needs 90 meters of ribbon. At the party supply store, the ribbon is sold in rolls. Each roll contains 25 feet of ribbon. How many rolls will Ruby need to purchase? (1 meter is approximately 3.28 feet)

• 12 rolls

• 10 rolls

• 8 rolls

• 6 rolls

A recipe for fruit salad includes 1/3 cup of strawberries for 5 servings. How many strawberries would be needed for 25 servings?

• 1 whole and 2/3 cups

• 1 cup

• 1 whole and 1/3 cups

• 2/3 of a cup