Proportional Word Problems

Allison can sew three scarves in 75 minutes. How many scarves can she sew in four hours?

• 9

• 12

• 20

• 75

Dave is moving to a new house

5 km away from his old house. If

one mile is approximately 1.6 km,

how many miles are between the

two houses?

• 6.1 miles

• 1.3 miles

• 1.6 miles

• 3.1 miles

• x = 40

• x = 10

• x = 4

• x = 5

• 4

• 8

• 14

• 10

A car travels 420 miles in 8 hours.  If the car continues at the same rate, how far will it travel in 12 hours?

• 630 miles

• 630 hours

• 600 miles

• 540 hours

iTunes sells 9 songs for $8.85.  Claire wants to buy Bruno Mars’ new album which cost $14.75.  How many songs are on Bruno Mars’ new album?

• 13 songs

• 15 songs

• 5 songs

• 20 songs

There were 5 ice cream cones for every 3 brownies sold at the ice cream shop. If there were 24 brownies sold, how many ice cream cones were sold?

• 8

• 15

• 40

• 29

Jeff ran 6 miles in 4 hours. At this rate, how many miles will he run in 6 hours?

• 9 miles

• 4 miles

• 6 miles

• 36 miles

Elijah earn $200 for 8 hours of work. What is the unit rate (in dollars per hour)?

• $50 per hour

• $12 per hour

• $192 per hour

• $25 per hour

Easy Car Rental charges $8.50 an hour plus a rental fee of $25.50. Which equation represents the total charges for x hours?

• y = 8.5 + 25.5

• y = 25.5 + 8.5x

• y = 8.5 + 25.5x