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100

45 = w
 6     4

w = 30

100

Five buses are needed to transport 300 students. How many students can 7 buses transport?

420 students

100

 9  = 36
 d     12

d = 3

100

A recipe requires 3 eggs to make 7 cookies. How many eggs will be needed to make 14 cookies?

2 eggs

100

56 = 32
70     z

z = 40

200

77 = 84
33     q

q = 36

200

A bottling machine makes 60 bottles in 12 hours. How many bottles will it make in 16 hours?

80 bottles

200

5 = 15
3     z

z = 9

200

A recipe requires 4 cups of sugar to make 8 cookies. How many cups of sugar will it take to make 24 cookies?

12 cups

200

 j  =  30
75    50

j = 45

300

85 =  50
 s      20

s = 34

300

Mrs. Williams bought 6 textbooks for $90. How much would she pay for 8 textbooks?

$120

300

12 =  c 
 8      2

c = 3

300

Mrs. Stubbs made 30 masks in 150 minutes. How long will it take her to make 12 masks?

60 minutes

300

 v  = 36
49    63

v = 28

400

18 = 32
 a     80

45

400

On a map, 2 cm represents 50 km. How many km does 5 cm represent?

125 km

400

 t  = 3
18    6

t = 9

400

Gas mileage is the number of miles you can drive on a gallon of gasoline. A test of a new car results in 620 miles on 20 gallons of gas. How far could you drive on 65 gallons of gas?

2015 miles

400

12 = 15
 h     25

h = 20

500

 t  = 26
80    32

t = 65

500

A train travels 240 miles in 5 hours. At this rate, how far could the train go in 13 hours?

624 miles

500

 n  =  2 
20     5

n = 8

500

A Ferris wheel can accommodate 85 people in 20 minutes. How many people could ride the Ferris wheel in 3 hours?

765 people

500

63 =  g 
27    15

g = 35

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