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Proportions in Word Problems
Proportions in word problems
Proportions in word problems
100
2/3 = 6/12
What is no
100
3/4 = 9/x
What is 12
100
Pamela drove her car 999999 kilometers and used 999 liters of fuel. She wants to know how many kilometers (k)(k)left parenthesis, k, right parenthesis she can drive with 121212 liters of fuel. She assumes the relationship between kilometers and fuel is proportional.
What is 99/9 = k/12
100
In the typing world, 80 words per minute is considered acceptable. How many words per 30 minutes is this?
What is 50
100
Hurricane Katrina dropped about 14 inches of rain over a 48 hour period. How much rain is this per hour?
What is 672
200
1/4 = 2/8
What is yes
200
1/2 = 3/x
What is 2
200
If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks for $2 then how many can you buy with $10?
What is 5
200
A snowstorm dumped 18 inches of snow in a 12-hour period. How many inches were falling per hour?
What is 6
200
If a trip between work and home takes 15 minutes each way, how much time will be spent in a 5-day work week traveling back and forth to work? (Assume that at no point does the employee have to go home and come back within the same day.
What is 75
300
3/4 = 3/8
What is no
300
3/2 = x/3
What is 15
300
One jar of crushed ginger costs $2. How many jars can you buy for $4?
What is 2
300
A rainstorm produced a rainfall of 2 inches per hour. How many hours would it take to get a rainfall amount of one foot?
What is 120
300
It takes about 20 minutes to grade a student’s paper. How long, in hours, does it take to grade papers for a class of 25 people?
What is 560
400
2/4 = 3/4
What is no
400
4/3 = x/2
What is 28
400
Shawna reduced the size of a rectangle to a height of 2 in. What is the new width if it was originally 24 in wide and 12 in tall?
What is 12
400
The ratio of men to women at a class is 6 to 5. How many women students are there if there are 3600 men?
What is 2600
400
A doctor sees each of her patients for 25 minutes during a typical appointment. How many patients can she see in a typical 7 1/2 hour day?
What is 84
500
1/2 = 2/4
What is yes
500
3/2 = 4/x
What is 15
500
Meg was planning a trip to California. Before going, she did some research and learned that the exchange rate is 6 coins for $2. How many coins would she get if she exchanged $6?
What is 18 coins
500
A yard of fabric costs $12.99. How much will 2 feet cost?
What is 25.98
500
A yard of fabric costs $12.99. How much will 2 feet cost?
What is 25.98
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