Proportionality:
Word Problems
Word Problems
Eliana owns the Blossom garden shop. To keep her plants healthy, she always adds 3 cups of fertilizer for every 8 cups of soil. She filled a large pot with 24 cups of soil for a ficus plant.
How many cups of fertilizer should Eliana add to the pot?
9 cups
Solve for t in the proportion.
48/16 = 6/t
t=2
20 books in 4 boxes =___ books per box
5 books per box
A term that compares 2 or more number.
Ratio
When Cara drives to work, it takes her 30 minutes to drive 15 miles. On her days off, she likes to drive to her favorite donut shop. It takes Cara 6 minutes to drive to The Dreamy Donut Shop at the same rate.
How many miles away is The Dreamy Donut Shop?
3 miles
Solve for t in the proportion.
27/t = 18/8
t=12
18 laps in 3 days =___ laps per day
6 laps per day
A rate where the denominator is always one
Unit rate
Ms. Lopez draws two cylinders on the whiteboard. The first cylinder has a diameter of 6 inches and a height of 14 inches. The second cylinder has a diameter of 3 inches.
If the second cylinder has the same ratio of diameter to height, what is its height?
7 inches
Solve for y in the proportion.
y/14 = 7/2
y=49
28 pages in 2 days = pages per day
14 pages per day
Relationship between variables where their rates are equivalent.
Propotional relationship