Is this a TRUE proportion? (MUST answer using butterfly)
Proportions
- solve for x
- solve for x
Unit Prices
(must say $ per 1 unit)
(must say $ per 1 unit)
Unit Rates
(must say___units per___unit)
(must say___units per___unit)
Proportions - Word Problems (must give answer with units)
100
1/2=5/10
YES because 10 = 10
100
3/1=x/15
x=45
100
Find the unit price per notebook if a notebook cost $8.
$8 per notebook
100
John took 15 minutes to run 1 lap, how many minutes does it take him to run each lap?
15 minutes per lap
100
I can mow 5 lawns in 1 day, how many lawns can I mow in 4 days?
20 lawns
200
3/9=2/7
NO because 21 does NOT equal 18
200
4/x=1/15
x=60
200
Find the unit price if it cost $14 for 2 pounds of almonds.
$7 per pound
200
If in 30 seconds Zoe ran 60 feet, how many feet does she run each second?
2 feet per second
200
A store sells 6 cupcakes for $7, how many cupcakes would you get for $35?
30 cupcakes
300
4/6=12/18
YES because 72 =72
300
x/12=24.5/42
x=7
300
Find the unit price if 20 ounces cost $43.
$2.15 per ounce
300
If in 60 seconds Danny did 90 pushups, how many pushups can he do per second?
1.5 pushups per second
300
If 2 juice boxes has 360 calories, how many calories are there in 15 juice boxes?
2,700 calories
400
2/3=33/49
NO because 98 doesn’t equal 99
400
15/8=55/x
x= 29 1/3 or x=88/3
400
Find the unit price per bag if 25 bags cost $35
$1.40 per bag
400
1 2/3
cups per bottle
400
A runner can finish 3 miles in 24 minutes, how many miles can they run in 112 minutes?
14 miles
500
3/2.4=4.5/3.6
YES because 10.8 =10.8
500
(3/5)/(4 3/4)=x/(3 4/5)
x=12/25
500
Find the unit price per piece of candy if 25 pieces cost $1.00
$0.04 per piece of candy
500
6 miles per hour
500
If I can read 5 pages in 2 minutes, how many pages can will I read in 17 hours?
2,550 pages