Proportion Word Problems
If you can buy one can of pineapple chunks for $2, then how many can you buy for $10?
What is 5?
You have 2 diet sodas and 9 regular sodas. What is the ratio?
What is 2:9
We paid $40 for 8 hamburgers. What is the rate of $____ per hamburger?
What is 5
10:4
What is 5:2
For every 4 push ups, there were 5 sit-ups done.
What is the ratio of sit ups to push ups?
5:4
One package of blueberries cost $3. How many packages of blueberries can you buy for $9?
What is $3?
What is the ratio of X to O's?
X O O O X O X O O X O
What is 4:7
It took a pet store 10 weeks to sell 80 cats. What is the rate sold per week?
What is 8?
28:7
4:1
A candy company uses 8 gallons of syrup to make 4 batches of candy. What is the rate of syrup per batch?
What is 2?
Jesse bought 32 oranges for $16. How many oranges can Lisa buy if she has $4?
What is $8?
At camp, the ratio of boys to girls was 10:1. If there were 30 boys, how many girls were there?
What is 3?
A jogger traveled 70 kilometers in 7 days. What is the rate he traveled per day?
What is 10?
54:12
9:2
The ratio of boys to girls at the park was 9 to 6. If there were 45 boys, how many girls were there?
What is 30?
If you can buy four bulbs of garlic for $8 then how much can you buy for $32?
What is $16?
Victor was playing checkers with a friend. The ratio of games Victor won was 9:5. If Victor won 36 games, how many games did his friend win?
What is 20?
A computer programmer worked 10 hours and earned $70, which is a rate of $____ per hour.
What is 7?
42:36
7:6
Reduce 42:36
What is 7:6?
Molly bought two bounds of cabbage for $1.80. How many bounds of cabbage can Sam buy if he has $28.80?
What is 32?
A small school has 78 students. If 24 of them were boys, what is the ratio of girls to boys?
What is 54:24 or 9:4?
A tailor used 2 meters of string to make 10 Halloween masks. He used ____ of a meter for each mask. (fraction)
What is 2/10 or 1/5?
144:72
12:6
In a video game, for every 6 enemies defeated, you earn 3 points. If you defeated 48 enemies, how many points would you earn?
What is 24?