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Proportions
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107 South African rands are equal to 18 US dollars. Find the ratio of rands to dollars.
What is 5:9
100
3/8=x/5 Solve the proportion.
What is 1.875
100
Solve this proportion. 3/x = 21/6
What is 0.85
100
The ratios of the measures of three angles of a triangle are 5:7:8. Find the measure of each angle of the triangle.
What is 45, 63, 72
100
Solve the proportion. 3/8=8/x
What is 21.3
200
The scale on a map indicates that 1.5 centimeters represents 200 miles. I f the distance on the map between Norfolk, Virginia, and Chapel Hill, North Carolina measures 1.2 centimeters, approximately how many miles are the cities?
What is 160 miles
200
Make a conjecture about the type of polygon described. 4:5:4:5
What is rectangle or parallelogram
200
Solve the proportion. 2.3/4 = x/3.7
What is 2.1275
200
The ratio of the measures of the sides of a triangle is 3:4:5. Its perimeter is 72 inches.
What is 18 inches, 24 inches, 30 inches
200
Solve the proportion. 2/3=x/5
What is 3.3
300
During tryouts for the basketball team, 30 students tried out for 15 spots on the team. What is the ratio of open spots to the number of students competing?
What is 1:2
300
A breakfast cereal contains wheat, rice, and oats in the ratio 3:1:2. If the manufacturer makes a mixture using 120 pounds of oats, how many pounds of wheat will be used?
What is 180 pounds
300
Solve the proportion. x-2/2 = 4/5
What is 3.6
300
The ratio of the measures of three sides of a triangle are 1/2, 1/3, 1/5, and its perimeter is 6.2 centimeters. Find the measure of each side of the triangle.
What is 3 centimeters, 2 centimeters, 1.2 centimeters
300
Solve the proportion. 7/x=9/21
What is 16.3
400
A replica of THE THINKER is 10 inches tall. A stature of THE THINKER is 10 feet tall. What is the ratio of the replica to the statue.
What is 1:12
400
Solve the proportion. 28/48=21/x
What is 36
400
Solve the proportion. 8/x = 5/17
What is 27.2
400
The ratio of the measures of the three angles is 6:9:10. Find the measures of each angle.
What is 43.2, 64.8, 72
400
Solve the proportion. x/17=8/12
What is 11.3
500
There were approximately 295,346,288 people in the United States in the past year. According to figures from the United States Census, they consumed about 1.4 billion gallons of ice cream that year. Find the approximate consumption of ice cream per person.
What is about 4.7 gallons
500
Solve the proportion. 11/20=55/20x
What is 5
500
Solve the proportion. x/6.4=1/2
What is 3.2
500
Make a conjecture about the type of polygon described. 2:2:3
What is isosceles triangle
500
Solve the proportion. 2/4=12/x
What is 24