Solving Proportions
1/4 = x/20
x=5
A bag of 5 apples costs $3.75. What is the cost per apple?
5/3.75 = 1/x
x=$0.75
Who wrote Hamlet?
Shakespeare
20/14 = 10/x
x=7
5 movie tickets cost $45. How much would 8 tickets cost?
5/45=8/x
x=$72
What organism makes bread rise?
Yeast
8/x = 88/22
x=2
A baker uses 6 cups of flour to bake 3 loaves of bread. How much flour is needed for 10 loaves?
6/3=x/10
x=20 c u p s
What country's capital is Lima?
Peru
7/9=(c+20)/9
What is -13
A tank can be filled with 500 gallons of water in 4 hours. How much water is filled per hour?
500/4=x/1
x=125 g a l
What element's symbol is Mg?
Magnesium